NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)-- A woman has pleaded guilty to felony homicide after the death of her infant granddaughter in 2024.

On October 30, 51-year-old Alvetta Juanita Haskins pleaded guilty for felony homicide after she fed her 3-month-old granddaughter adult prescription medicine, causing her death.

On April 21, 2024, Haskins was babysitting her grandchildren. Haskins added her prescription antipsychotic medication as well as cough syrup to the 3-month-old baby girl's bottle then fed it to her. Just after midnight on April 22, Haskins called 911 to report that the baby was unresponsive.

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Paramedics took the infant to the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, where she was later pronounced dead. An aut

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