Family files wrongful death lawsuit after 9-week-old baby suffocates at day care
Suit claims day care received previous complaints about infant room Mother Goose of Oxford (Source: WMC) By WMC Action News 5 Staff | May 17, 2021 at 1:12 PM CDT - Updated May 17 at 1:42 PM
OXFORD, Miss. (WMC) - The parents of a 9-week-old baby who died last November at an Oxford, Mississippi day care filed a wrongful death lawsuit last week against the facility, its owners and administrative staff. Amy Rogers (Source: Oxford Police Department)
The suit claims defendants Rogers, owners Mike and Alicia Valle, executive director Renee Hoover, assistant executive director Susan McCollum and 10 John Does “caused or contributed to the death” of the baby.
OXFORD ⢠A couple has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an Oxford daycare over the November 2020 death of their 9-week-old daughter.
Joe and Jenna Hastings argue that the shockingly coldhearted acts and omissions of Mother Goose of Oxford directly caused the suffocation death of Brynlee Renae Hastings.
The complaint, filed May 14 in Lafayette County Circuit Court, says the infant was left neglected and untouched for approximately 35 minutes while swaddled, face down on the floor.
The lawsuit names daycare owners Mike and Alicia Valle as defendants, as well as employees Amy Rogers, Renee Hoover and Susan McCollum. Rogers also faces criminal charges in the death. The civil lawsuit does not specify a damage amount, but asks for compensatory and punitive damages to be determined by a jury.
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