Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
Mary and Sandi Taylor accused of leaving two children in hot vehicle.
PORTALES — The Portales daycare workers accused of leaving two children in a hot vehicle for 90 minutes on Tuesday waived their arraignments on Thursday.
Mary Taylor, 62, and Sandi Taylor, 31, co-operators of Taylor Tot daycare, remained in Roosevelt County’s jail without bond.
A representative from the Roosevelt County Magistrate Court said the women have sought legal council from Attorney Tye Harmon.
Harmon could not be reached for comment.
Court documents show the Taylors face charges of child abandonment resulting in death and child abandonment resulting in great bodily harm following the incident on Tuesday, when temperatures reached into the mid-90s.
Maliyah Jones, 22 months, and Aubrianna Loya, 2, were left in car seats in a vehicle after the Taylors took 12 children to lunch in a city park, court records show.
Maliyah was pronounced dead at the Portales hospital soon after she was discovered. Aubrianna was in critical condition in a Lubbock hospital on Thursday.
The daycare has been closed since the incident.