<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1655211057135,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000017d-fe9d-da96-ad7d-ffbf8a5c0000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1655211057135,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000017d-fe9d-da96-ad7d-ffbf8a5c0000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
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Sandra Kraykovich, 38, the child’s mother, and Elizabeth Kraykovich, 64, the child’s grandmother, have been charged with first-degree murder after an autopsy report revealed last month that the child had died from “anemia from untreated lice infestation with malnutrition as a contributing factor,” according to a local outlet.
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Both women in March were initially charged with felony child abuse of the 9-year-old’s two siblings, ages 11 and 13, both of whom were allegedly suffering from severe lice infestations as well.
Authorities responded to a report of an unresponsive child at the Kraykovich home in Tucson on March 22. The 9-year-old, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, with first responders noting that a “large amount of bugs began to cover her face,” according to police records obtained by KOLD.
Text messages found on the women’s phones showed that they discussed the child’s condition and ultimately decided against seeking medical treatment, reports said. Sandra Kraykovich told her boyfriend on March 15 that her daughter needed to go to the hospital.
“OMG babe. Listen I’m in my room and my mom called me. [Redacted] was asking if I could check on her to make sure she isn’t dying,” she reportedly wrote to her boyfriend on March 21.
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The mother told investigators that she believed her daughter “would probably still be alive” if she had sought medical care, according to an affidavit.
Sandra Kraykovich is being held at Pima County Adult Detention Center on a $55,000 bond as of Tuesday, according to inmate records. Records for Elizabeth Kraykovich were not available.
