Mother and grandmother of girl, 9, arrested for murder after she died from severe LICE infestation 

The mother and grandmother of a 9-year-old girl have been charged with murder after the she died from a severe lice infection.  

Sandra Kraykovich, 38, and 64-year-old Elizabeth Kraykovich, the mother and grandmother of the unidentified child have been arrested in Arizona and charged with first-degree murder, LawandCrime.com reported.

The pair were arrested for child abuse after emergency personnel responded to their Tucson home on March 22 and found the girl unresponsive with ‘a large amount of bugs on her face,’ court documents said.

In an interview with police Sandra Kraykovich (pictured) admitted that ‘if she had sought medical care, (her daughter) would probably still be alive’ 

64-year-old Elizabeth Kraykovich (pictured) and her daughter Sandra were both charged with first-degree murder

Emergency personnel told investigators that ‘upon closer inspection it was discovered that there was an enormous amount of lice in her hair’.

Authorities say text messages prove the girl’s mother was aware she was ill but did not seek medical care because of the lice.  

During an interview with police, Sandra said her daughter suffered from anemia, vomiting, fever, headaches, and had trouble keeping her balance.

According to one of Sandra’s older children told police that her mother had attempted to treat the her younger sister’s lice using mouthwash. 

Phone records show that Sandra texted her boyfriend on March 14 and 15, aware that her daughter needed medical attention and on March 21 police say Sandra texted her boyfriend: ‘OMG babe. Listen I’m in my room and my mom called me. (redacted) was asking if I could check on her to make sure she isn’t dying.’

The murder charge comes after the women were arrested for child abuse after emergency personnel responded to their Tucson home on March 22 and found the girl unresponsive with ‘a large amount of bugs on her face,’ 

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Despite her boyfriend tell her to take the sick girl to the hospital, Sandra refused, police said. 

The girl’s grandmother was also aware of how bad her condition is, threatening to call 911 as she watched her and her daughter’s other children, but ultimately decided against it, texting Sandra that the girl ‘can’t go to the ER with her hair but that’s left to me because you not home.’

According to an autopsy, the young girl died of anemia connected to an infection from lice infestation and that malnutrition contributed to her death. 

The Pima County Medical Examiner determined that the nine-year-old’s cause of death was neglect. 

Following the mother and grandmother’s initial arrest for child abuse Sandra’s 11 and 13 year-old children were placed in the custody of family members after police determined they were also suffering from a lice infestation. 

Police said that during an Sandra admitted that her negligence led to her youngest child’s death, telling officer that ‘if she had sought medical care, (her daughter) would probably still be alive,’ according to an affidavit.