On the night of Olivia Garcia’s death, Heather Murphy put Olivia into a playpen at Amanda Brumfield’s Ocoee, Florida home around 11 p.m. The toddler often stayed with Brumfield, according to the Innocence Project of Florida. After the toddler’s fall, Blumfield reportedly didn’t see any injuries on Olivia. She gave her a snack, painted her nails, and lay on the couch with her until 2 a.m. She attempted CPR on the girl when she realized she was unconscious. Brumfield’s husband called 911 when he got home a little while later. Olivia died at a nearby hospital about 45 minutes after Brumfield first noticed she was unconscious.
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At trial, her attorney told the jury the fall could have exacerbated a previous, unknown injury and that Brumfield was herself a mother with two biological children and a stepchild who would never “deliberately harm a child,” per The Orlando Sentinel. Police and prosecutors said the short fall from the crib couldn’t have caused the child’s large skull fracture and swelling and bleeding in her brain, per People. They also pointed to the several-hour delay in calling 911, according to The Orlando Sentinel.
