NORFOLK, Va. — A 51-year-old woman charged in the 2024 death of her three-month-old granddaughter has pleaded guilty, according to Norfolk prosecutors.

Alvetta Haskins pleaded guilty to felony homicide on Oct. 30. She was initially charged with second-degree murder, but the charge was amended under an agreement to enter a guilty plea, prosecutors said.

At about 12:20 a.m. on April 22, officers responded to the 100 block of Suburban Parkway in Norfolk after a report of an unresponsive infant, police said. First responders brought the baby to the hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

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