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Girls: Convicted day care owner left babies alone

By Juan Lozano
Published November 15, 2012 5:00am ET
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Girls: Convicted day care owner left babies alone
Home day care operator Jessica Tata walks into the courtroom before her verdict was read at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, in Houston. Tata was convicted of murder in the death of 16-month-old Elias Castillo, one of four children who died in a fire at her home day care after she left them alone with hot oil on the stove while she shopped at Target. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson) | Johnny Hanson

HOUSTON (AP) — Two 7-year-old girls formerly cared for by a Texas woman convicted of murder after a fire at her home day care killed four children told jurors Thursday that on separate occasions the woman left several babies unattended.

Prosecutors rested Thursday after presenting a total of 22 witnesses in the sentencing phase of Jessica Tata’s murder trial.

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