Florida woman given maximum sentence in death of 2nd grandchild; daughter says, 'I still love you'

A Central Florida grandma has been sentenced to 5 years successful prison, astir two-and-a-half years aft her babe granddaughter died successful a blistery car portion successful her care. 

Tracey Nix was antecedently recovered blameworthy of leaving a kid unattended successful a vehicle, causing large bodily harm aft she near 7-month-old Uriel Schock successful an SUV connected Nov. 1, 2022, having returned location from taking the babe to luncheon with friends. A assemblage had recovered her not blameworthy of aggravated manslaughter, which carried betwixt 12 and 30 years successful prison.

Nix, a erstwhile schoolhouse principal, had gone wrong astatine astir 2 p.m, talked to her canine and practiced playing the soft "for a agelong time" earlier remembering her granddaughter was inactive successful the car, according to an apprehension affidavit, arsenic reported by Fox 13 Tampa. Temperatures extracurricular in Hardee County had reached astir 90 degrees that day.

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At astir 5 p.m., Nix realized she had near her granddaughter successful the car with the windows rolled up. Nix’s hubby desperately began performing CPR, but the miss died of hyperthermia, according to investigators.

The deadly incidental came not adjacent a twelvemonth earlier Nix's different grandchild, 16-month-old Ezra Schock, drowned portion successful Nix’s attraction aft the grandma fell asleep. The Hardee County Sheriff's Office said the small lad opened doors, went nether a obstruction and wandered into a pond adjacent his grandparents' home.

Tracey Nix, right, looks down during a tribunal proceeding portion her girl and others look on. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

Emotions ran precocious successful tribunal connected Thursday, arsenic Schocks' parents some spoke astir their nonaccomplishment and the sadness astir seeing Nix being sentenced.

Kaila Nix-Schock, the girl’s mother, turned straight to her parent portion talking astir her ongoing trauma, having mislaid 2 of her children.

"I inactive emotion you. I hatred this," Nix-Schock said successful tears, according to Fox 13 Tampa. "I hatred that I person to choose, but you cognize I had to. But it doesn't alteration my heart."

The grandson, 16-month-old Ezra, and granddaughter, 7-month-old Uriel, of Tracey Nix, who some died portion successful her care. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay via Kaila Nix)

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Drew Schock, babe Uriel’s father, spoke astir the other steps helium and Kaila Nix-Schock had taken to support Uriel aft Ezra's death.

"There are immoderate things you don’t deliberation astir and, arsenic parents, we person to unrecorded with that for the remainder of our lives," Schock said. "She’s done this doubly and the information that we’re debating whether she deserves jailhouse clip is conscionable insane to me," Schock said moments later, per the outlet.

Nix, who had declined to attest successful her ain defense, said during sentencing that she did not recognize the babe was successful the car. 

"I virtually forgot for a agelong play of time," Nix said. "I'm breached astir what happened. I don't privation to permission anyone with the thought that I'm making excuses, due to the fact that I'm not."

Nix, who worked arsenic a main and pedagogue successful Hardee County for astir 40 years, was formerly described arsenic "highly regarded," and sought intelligence wellness treatment following her arrest. 

Kaila Nix-Schock hugs her mother, Tracey Nix, aft a tribunal hearing. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

The justice successful the lawsuit handed down the maximum condemnation and said that she had shown nary remorse. 

"Uriel is not an isolated incident. I bash not judge she is showing remorse; I judge she is showing sorrow," Judge Brandon Rafool said. 

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Nun Ney Nix, Tracey Nix's husband, said that his woman had mourned successful soundlessness and that she seldom went outside. 

Last twelvemonth determination were 40 recorded blistery car deaths successful the U.S., according to information compiled by Kids and Car Safety, a radical that compiles information connected kid blistery car deaths and advocates for amended car information standards.

Fox News’ Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.