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Mum jailed after baby drowned in sewage when she fell through hole in floor

A young mother has been jailed for a year after her 11-month-old daughter drowned in sewage after falling through the floor at their home.

Dasiah Jordan, 26, was also given a four-year probation after pleading guilty to second-degree child abuse and involuntary manslaughter.

Homeowner Tonya Desirae Peterson, 28, who was babysitting the toddler and a 10-year-old girl when the accident happened, will serve a minimum of 17 months.

Jordan left her daughter Ca'mya Davis in Peterson's care as she went out for a hair cut last July in Detroit, reported Fox News.


But at one point, the child was left unattended and fell through a hole covered with cardboard in her bedroom's floor.

Little Ca'mya drowned in the basement full of standing water and sewage.

Police described the basement as filled with garbage and at least six inches of dirty water.

Ca'mya's death was ruled accidental, according to reports.

Prosecutors said both Jordan and Peterson were unaware of the unsafe condition in the bedroom.

The 10-year-old girl testified at court saying Peterson was sitting on the couch and watching television.

Peterson spoke in Wayne County Circuit Court on Tuesday that she was trying to help Jordan and her family by taking them into her home rent-free.

"I honestly didnt' think my house would cause this much damage and pain," she said.

She also said she bought clothes and shoes for the children as she added: "I love those kids with all my heart."

Judge Wanda Evans read through letters from family and friends, said she understood Peterson's intent was to help.

She said: "The only glitch here that seems to be missing is that there's a hole in the floor that needed to have a wood panel put over, not cardboard, not just locking the door.

"That hole needed to be fixed and it had been there since what 2016, 2017? And as a homeowner, you have that responsibility."

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