In a somber progression of events in Manteca, Roxanne Helus, the owner of Cherished Years Daycare, has been charged with second-degree murder following the death of an infant under her care, a detail emerging from reports by ABC10. Helus faced a judge once more where she was ordered to be held without bail as she faces a weight of charges, including additional child abuse allegations, as stated by her attorney, Eugene Kilbride, in court.
The deeply grieving family of 4-month-old Christian Olvera has been left to contend with an unbearable loss, while the hands of justice slowly turn. Janessa Valdivia, Christian’s cousin, expressed the family’s heartache and their resolve to see Helus held to account. “We will just continue sharing Christian Antonio Olvera’s story until justice is served fully,” Janessa revealed in a statement obtained by ABC10 amidst this harrowing ordeal.
As per the report from KCRA, Roxanne Helus was allegedly found to be intoxicated on the sad day that the young Christian stopped breathing, further revealing that the demise of Christian was a completely avoidable tragedy that redraws the lines of what is a professional caregiving responsibility and what when crossed, leads to an unspeakable outcome. Grave concerns among the community have been reignited by KCRA’s findings of past complaints against Helus, including unlicensed childcare in 2023 and negligent practices in 2024…