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Mother-Daughter Daycare Owners Sentenced for Toddler Drownings in San Jose

10 June 2026 13:35

A judge sentenced the mother-daughter co-owners of a South San Jose daycare to prison for the drownings of two toddlers in a backyard pool in October 2023. - Shahin Gheblehshenas received 8 years; Nina Fathizadeh received 13 years and 4 months.

- The children were left unsupervised near an open pool gate while the caregiver made breakfast. - Two girls, aged 16 and 18 months, died; a third child was critically injured.

The case highlights the severe consequences of criminal negligence in childcare.

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