Jan 22, 2020

Woman gets probation in drowning of great-granddaughter

Posted Jan 22, 2020 8:11 PM

A woman charged after the Omaha drowning death of her infant great-granddaughter has been sentenced to two years of probation.

Court records say 63-year-old Sandra Laravie pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted negligent child abuse resulting in death.

Prosecutors had reduced the charge in exchange for her plea. Laravie was accused of leaving 4-month-old Zavara Taylor unattended in a bathtub on Aug. 22, 2018.

When Laravie returned to the bathroom, Zavara was unresponsive. Authorities say she'd slipped from a hammock-like bath seat, was underwater and covered with a brown mat that had slipped into the tub.