A Denver woman responsible for the death of her granddaughter, who was left in a car with the windows rolled up on a scorching hot day, was sentenced today to five years probation.
Yvonne Mabry, 36, told the court her granddaughter, 2-year-old Elizabeth Buchmiller, is never far from her thoughts.
“There is not an hour that goes by that I don’t think about that baby,” Mabry told the court.
Mabry could have been sentenced to prison for up to 16 years, but prosecutors and District Court Judge Robert McGahey felt she is truly remorseful for Elizabeth’s death and that factored into the sentence.
“I do take complete responsibility for what happened and for my actions,” Mabry told the court.
Her sentencing was part of a plea agreement.
The grandmother had been drinking and taking pain medication the day of the incident last July.
