Octavia Watkins dies after being told to sit on car roof by Kisha Youthful because of raw bathing suit
A Lady, 12, has died after she and five friends were made to sit on the roof of a car so their swimmers wouldn’t raw the upholstery.
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- July 1st 2014
- Trio years ago
A Dame, 12, has died after she and five playmates were made to sit on the roof of a car.
Octavia Watkins and her friends, aged eight to 14, had been to the Creekside Community Pool in Crowley, Texas, when they were met by Kisha Youthful, 39, and Octavia’s mother.
It was a one-minute excursion from the pool to home but the women did not want the chicks in Youthfull’s Chevrolet Malibu in case their humid bathing suits bruised the vehicle’s upholstery, The Star-Telegraph reported.
The ladies were made to sit on the roof of the car but four of them were thrown off when Youthful went around a corner.
Watkins and Octavia’s mother, who had been drinking, were unaware of what happened until a witness flagged down the car, NBC reported.
Octavia was knocked unconscious in the fall, suffering severe head injuries. She died in hospital after being kept alive by life support.
“I’ll never hear her say, ‘Hey, Daddy.’ I’m gonna have to live with that; they’re have to live with their fate.”
Told children to get on her car roof . Kisha Youthfull, 39, did not want to get the upholstery of her car ruined. Picture: Crowley Police Department
Kisha Youthfull was charged over Octavia’s death with intoxication onslaught — a third degree felony. She also faces charges of injury to a child and DWI with a child. She was released from jail on a $110,000 bond.
Crowley Police said they were working with the District Attorney before determining if further charges would be laid.
Desmond Watkins said he had not told his other children, an 11-year-old daughter and son, eight, that the criminal charges may be laid against their mother.
“It’s already hard enough with their sister just passing,” he said.
“And then we don’t know about their mum.
“When they called me, I rushed to the hospital . I was furious . drinking and all that.”
Texas’ Child Protective Services is investigating both women.
The surviving children were all taken away from their mothers and placed in the custody of relatives.
“The adults involved are responsible for the children, and whatever happens to them while they are in their care,” said Crowley police officer CC Meadows.
“Well of course we don’t know what they were thinking.
“However, they weren’t thinking safety.”
Octavia’s funeral will be held today.
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