Sugar Cookie said:
Brandi Marchant, 26 the mother of a 2-year-old boy who was
found dead in a playpen in 2019 has been sentenced to just under 27 years in prison.
She pleaded guilty earlier this summer to second-degree reckless murder, aggravated kidnapping and child abuse.
Officers found Zaiden Javonovich dead late Thursday, April 11, 2019 while responding to a domestic disturbance at Riverside Mobile Home Park.
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Zaiden was founf in the playpen, inside a "tightly wrapped" blanket in the form of a swaddle and his face was down.
He was not moving and cold to the touch. His arms were stuffed in his onesie pajamas on his torso. The arms of the pajamas were tied in a knot in his throat area.
Zaiden's side was "black, blue and purple and green in color," according to the affidavit. On the bed, there was a container of wipes with what appeared to be blood on them.
An officer attempted lifesaving measures, but emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at 12:01 a.m. on April 12.
The affidavit says Marchant's 4-month-old son was extremely malnourished and had a body temperature of 94.9 degrees. He had a bruise on his left ear, his jaw was swollen and two healing rib fractures. He was also suffering from severe diaper rash and a genital infection.
Javonovich told investigators he thought the baby was fine, adding that he regularly feeds and changes the child.
When asked about Zaiden, Javonovich said he fed the boy the morning of April 11 and did not see him after he got off work that day. He said he was unaware that Zaiden was dead.
Marchant told investigators she and Zaiden had been "feeling poorly for several days." She said she put Zaiden in his crib on Wednesday so she could rest but that he was able to pull himself out of the crib and would cry and his door.
"She 'swaddled' Zaiden by putting Zaiden's arms inside his clothing to try and prevent him from climbing out of the crib."
When he was still able to get out, she again put his arms in the pajamas, tied the sleeves in a knot and then swaddled him in a blanket to try to stop him from getting his arms out.
"She said she fed Zaiden three (3) bags of instant oatmeal, some yogurt, and some chocolate milk on Wednesday before putting him in his crib."
Marchant said she went to bed at around 6 a.m. and slept the entire day.
"She had not seen either child throughout the entire day and was unaware that Zaiden had died," the document says.
She said that when she woke up Thursday evening, that's when the argument between her and Javonovich started.
An autopsy found that Zaiden had abrasions on the inside and outside of his lips, nose abrasions and contusions to the head and trunk. It also found that he was in an early stage of decomposition. He weighed 14.9 pounds and was 31 inches long.
The document states Zaiden, who was 25 months old should have weighed about 28 pounds and been approximately 35 inches long.
A doctor said the abrasions on Zaiden's lips were consistent with his face being forced down onto something by someone pushing on the back of Zaiden's head.
https://www.kake.com/story/46964929/wichita-parents-sentenced-for-2yearold-sons-death-abuse-of-infant
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