Maliyah Bass case: Houston mom sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in her daughter’s death in 2020 | News Today

Maliyah Bass case: Houston mom sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in her daughter’s death in 2020
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Sahara Ervin pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of tampering with evidence – a human corpse and injuries to a child, according to court records.
As part of the guilty plea, Ervin will also have to assist in the case against her boyfriend, Trevion Thompson, who is also charged in connection with Maliyah’s death.
On August 22, 2020, an orange alert was issued for the toddler who had not been seen since that morning. At the time of Maliyah’s disappearance, Ervin and Thompson told police they left her on the playground outside their apartment in southwest Houston as they cooked breakfast inside. . Upon their return, the two told police that Maliyah was gone.
On August 23, the body of the 2-year-old was spotted in Brays Bayou by a jogger.
A medical examiner said Maliyah’s death was a homicide and said she died as a result of “homicidal violence”. Court records indicate that an autopsy revealed her forearm was broken and that she suffered from a superficial blunt trauma appearing as a looping pattern of bruising all over her body. The child is believed to have been beaten with an extension cord or a hanger.
Since pleading guilty, Ervin has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for each, which she will serve concurrently, according to documents.
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