Babysitter arrested after infant drowns in mop bucket
An 11-month-old boy fell into a bucket of water while unsupervised in a New York home daycare on Monday. Officials say that the babysitter, Krystal Khan, had taken cold medicine and fell asleep in another room. Khan, 28, of Queens, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child, the Associated Press reported.
During a court hearing on Tuesday, family members of the child, James Farrior, screamed at Khan when she appeared. Khan had told police that she found the child face-down in the water after she returned from retrieving a mop.
It was unclear how many children Khan cared for. The New York Times reported that she did not have a daycare operating license, but those are not required unless a person is caring for more than two kids (not counting their own).
