‘Babies are not adults’: Grandmother gave infant granddaughter prescription medication for mood disorders and killed her

A Virginia woman will spend over a decade behind bars for fatally poisoning her infant grandchild with adult prescription medication.

In November 2025, Alvetta Juanita Haskins, 51, pleaded guilty to one count of felony homicide.

On Friday, Norfolk Circuit Court Judge Jamilah LeCruise sentenced the defendant to 30 years – with 17 years and three months suspended; in total, she will spend at least 12 years and nine months in prison…

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