A 9-month-old baby girl died after her parents left her alone in a crib for 16 hours, The New York Daily News reported on Sunday.
Nokesville, Va., police said Adam Alexander and Jasmyne Alexander, both 21, have been charged with felony child neglect. At 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, their daughter Avarice Alexander was put to bed and remained alone until 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Both parents were allegedly drinking Saturday night after Jasmyne Alexander got home from work. She states that Avarice died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS.
The parents noticed that Avarice had a breathing problem before her death, but they did not take her to the doctor and the baby was without checkups for seven months, ABC 7 reported.
Their 2-year-old daughter is being cared for by relatives.
Jasyme Alexander made a GoFundMe page to help raise money to bury her daughter, with any remaining money going towards SIDS research. The campaign raised roughly $5,600 out of its $6,700 goal as of Wednesday. The burial will be on Oct. 18.
An update from five days ago says that Jasmyne Alexander's aunt, Mia Acevedo, is running the page and has not been contacted by anyone regarding what happened to the girl. She said she loved her niece very much.
"Even if the baby did not pass from SIDS I will still donate the remaining fund money because that is what I stated I would do," part of the entry says.
A note from Avarice's parents was the third post from the top, and said that she appreciates all the donations.
