FORMER KENNEDY CENTER EMPLOYEES ALLEGE LEADERSHIP DELAYED ROOF REPAIRS BEFORE CITING SAFETY ISSUES IN CLOSURE DECISION. (PHOTO).
The Spokane Fire Department responded to an apartment complex on Sunday, September 20th, to the report of water pouring through a resident's ceiling.
The ensuing investigation would lead to an upstairs apartment where authorities were shocked to find an 8-year-old girl floating in an overflowing bathtub. The girl was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The girl's mother, 23-year-old Travionna Johnson, was contacted at work and admitted to leaving the young girl home alone at 7 a.m. that morning to go to work. She explained her daughter has the mentality of a 3 or 4 year old, as well as severe epilepsy. She also shared that her daughter is completely non-verbal. She said her daughter has always been fascinated with running water.
Travionna told investigators she knew it was wrong to leave her alone, but she needed to work. She said the young girl was asleep when she left at 7 a.m.
Travionna Johnson is being charged with manslaughter and abandonment of a dependent. She had her bond set at $500,000 and has a trial date set for November.
Our thoughts are with everyone who loved the 8-year-old little girl, gone far too soon.
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