12-year-old Georgia girl's death could have been indirect results of lice infestation, investigators say
Kaitlyn Yozviak may have died as an indirect result of a severe lice infestation that could have gone on for years.
Updated: 11:58 AM EST Jan 12, 2021
WE'LL LOOK AT YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST COMING UP. DANA: WE'VE GOT SOME BREAKING NEWS OUT OF GREENVILLE COUNTY. DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING AN OVERNIGHT APARTMENT SHOOTING. HANNAH: YEAH, IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON CEDAR LANE ROAD NEAR WEST BLUE RIDGE DRIVE. DEPUTIES FOUND THE VICTIM OUTSIDE IN A BREEZEWAY. HE IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. DEPUTIES HAVE NOT RELEASED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A SUSPECT. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING OR KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, YOU ARE URGED TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS. THAT NUMBER, 23-CRIME. DANA: STARTING TOMORROW, MORE SOUTH CAROLINIANS WILL BE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR THAT COVID-19 VACCINE. ANYONE 70 OR OLDER CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. HANNAH: WYFF NEWS 4'S KYLIE JONES JOINS US WITH DETAILS ON HOW TO SIGN UP. KYLIE: SOME THINGS PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW. YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT IN ORDER TO GET VACCINATED. AND YOU'LL ALSO NEED TO BRING A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR OTHER FORM OF I.D. TO VERIFY YOUR AGE IS 70 OR OLDER. 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12-year-old Georgia girl's death could have been indirect results of lice infestation, investigators say
Kaitlyn Yozviak may have died as an indirect result of a severe lice infestation that could have gone on for years.
Updated: 11:58 AM EST Jan 12, 2021
Parents charged with the murder of their 12-year-old daughter have been granted bail because prosecutors have not yet sought their indictment by a grand jury.(Video above: Morning headlines) Mary Katherine “Katie” Horton and John Joseph “Joey” Yozviak were each granted $100,000 bail Monday. Both remained jailed Monday night in Wilkinson County.Yozviak and Horton are both charged with child cruelty and second-degree murder. Investigators said in September that the girl, Kaitlyn Yozviak, could have died as an indirect result of a severe lice infestation that may have gone on for years.Assistant District Attorney Brent Cochran tells WMAZ-TV that prosecutors are still awaiting autopsy results and medical tests on Kaitlyn. Cochran could not say when he expects autopsy results, or when the case could go before a grand jury.Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Ryan Hilton testified that medical records show Kaitlyn died from cardiac arrest with a secondary cause being severe anemia.Hilton testified that, at the time of her death, Kaitlyn had “the most severe” lice infestation the GBI’s office had ever seen, and it could have lasted on and off for at least three years. He said he believed repeated lice bites lowered her blood iron levels, causing anemia and triggering the cardiac attack.
WILKINSON COUNTY, Ga. — Parents charged with the murder of their 12-year-old daughter have been granted bail because prosecutors have not yet sought their indictment by a grand jury.
(Video above: Morning headlines)
Mary Katherine “Katie” Horton and John Joseph “Joey” Yozviak were each granted $100,000 bail Monday. Both remained jailed Monday night in Wilkinson County.
Yozviak and Horton are both charged with child cruelty and second-degree murder. Investigators said in September that the girl, Kaitlyn Yozviak, could have died as an indirect result of a severe lice infestation that may have gone on for years.
Assistant District Attorney Brent Cochran tells WMAZ-TV that prosecutors are still awaiting autopsy results and medical tests on Kaitlyn.
Cochran could not say when he expects autopsy results, or when the case could go before a grand jury.
Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Ryan Hilton testified that medical records show Kaitlyn died from cardiac arrest with a secondary cause being severe anemia.
Hilton testified that, at the time of her death, Kaitlyn had “the most severe” lice infestation the GBI’s office had ever seen, and it could have lasted on and off for at least three years. He said he believed repeated lice bites lowered her blood iron levels, causing anemia and triggering the cardiac attack.