Dixie Villa hearing postponed

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A hearing in the Dixie Villa case was postponed and will be heard in January.

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Villa’s attorney said prosecutors provided evidence after closing arguments but the prosecution said they were in the process of turning over the evidence to the defense when the jury returned a verdict.

Babysitter Dixie Villa found guilty for manslaughter

That evidence apparently claimed that the baby’s mother lied during her testimony.

Prosecutors said nothing would have changed the outcome.

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Villa, the baby’s babysitter, was found guilty of manslaughter for giving Abigail Lobisch a fatal dose of Benadryl in 2019 when she was 7-months-old.

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