They let their daughter die of a severe lice infestation and now they could be released

Parents accused of the death of their 12-year-old daughter, who suffered for years from a chronic infestation of lice, could be released on bail because prosecutors have yet to ask a grand jury to indict them.

Mary Katherine “Katie” Horton and John Joseph “Joey” Yozviak may be released upon payment of a $ 100,000 deposit each. The two remain in the Wilkinson County Jail in the state of Georgia and are charged with cruelty to a minor and simple homicide.

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Investigators reported that the death of baby Kaitlyn Yozviak in August of a heart failure it could have been caused by severe anemia from the ‘severe’ head lice infection you have had for years

The bond was automatic because state law requires prosecutors to processed within 90 days, and prosecutor Brent Cochran told local broadcaster WMAZ-TV still awaiting the results of the autopsy and medical tests.

Agent Ryan Hilton of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that at the time of her death, Kaitlyn was suffering from the “ worst ” lice infestation ” your office has ever seen, and it could have lasted at least three years. In their opinion, constant bites of lice lowered their iron levels in the blood, which caused anemia and triggered a heart attack.

A house with unsanitary conditions

When authorities arrived at Yozviak’s home in August, they found lice all over the mattress, stuffed animals and other furniture in Kaitlyn’s room. Her mother also told police the baby had not bathed for at least a week and a half before she died.

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Neighbors said that they hadn’t seen Kaitlyn for over a month play in the neighborhood. Documents from the Georgia Division of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS) show that Kaitlyn’s two siblings were evicted from Horton and Yozviak’s home due to unsanitary conditions.

In 2008, DFCS opened another case shortly after Kaitlyn was born, after the parents decided not to put her up for adoption. The agency didn’t hear from them until 2018, when a call told them the house was “infested with bugs, cats.” in excessive and dangerous conditions ”.

Kaitlyn was briefly responsible for her aunt but he returned to his parents six days later.

Wilkinson County Superior Court Judge Brenda Trammell ruled there was enough evidence for the murder charges to go to a grand jury.