Parents Charged In Daughter’s Death Stemming From Severe Head-lice Infestation
In a sickening case of neglect, two parents have been charged for the death of their daughter after they allowed a head lice infestation to get so bad that she eventually died from a heart attack.
Mary Katherine Horton, 37, and Joey Yozviak, 38, are facing second-degree murder charges in the death of 12-year-old Kaitlyn Yozviak.
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Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Ryan Hilton testified that Kaitlyn had “the most severe” lice infestation that his office has ever witnessed at the time of her death.
Due to the constant bites from the lice, her blood level was lowered, which lead to anemia, which ultimately led to cardiac arrest. Her mom also admitted that the had not had a bath or shower in over a week.
She was pronounced dead at a Milledgeville hospital Aug. 26.
WMAZ-TV reports that Kaitlyn’s preliminary cause of death was listed as cardiac arrest with a secondary cause of severe anemia.
When police arrived at the home, they found vermin all over the child’s mattress, stuffed animals and other items in Kaitlyn’s room.