A Louisiana woman arrested for allegedly leaving her newborn infant in a trash can at a Walmart was also arrested in the 2009 death of a toddler in a hot car.
Kyandrea Thomas was arrested Saturday, December 24 by the New Roads Police Department after allegedly leaving her newborn infant in a trash can at a local Walmart in New Roads.
Police believe Thomas gave birth to a baby girl in the store’s bathroom before throwing her in the trash and leaving the store. Pointe Coupee Chief Deputy Coroner Joe Gannon told WAFB that had police not arrived when they did, the baby would be dead.
While it remains unclear why a mother would abandon her child, police say it is not the first time Thomas has been arrested. Court records show that Thomas was linked to another horrible crime in 2009.
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Thomas and another woman, Michelle Veals, were both indicted on negligent homicides charges in connection with the death of Damiyn McElveen, 3. Criminal charges for the owner of the daycare, Wanda Connor, were dropped in 2012. Thomas and Veals were both sentenced to five years of probation and 10,000 hours of community service after pleading guilty in the case.
The two women were employed at a daycare called Wanda’s Kids World in Baton Rouge. The young girl was found dead in a van on July 1, 2009 after being left inside for six hours with temperatures outside of 98 degrees.
The daycare was closed following McElveen’s death.
Thomas faces attempted second-degree murder charges for abandoning her newborn in Walmart. The baby has been given the temporary name, Olivia, by the first responders who rescued her. She is currently listed as stable at a Baton Rouge hospital.
