Mom of tot found dead in septic tank fuming after no charges filed against baby-sitter niece

An Indiana mother slammed a prosecutor’s decision not to charge her 3-year-old daughter’s baby-sitter — who is also her niece — after the tot was found dead inside a septic tank earlier this year.

Jill Humphries said she is devastated that the October death of her daughter, Kenna Wilson, has gone unpunished.

“I want justice,” Humphries told the station Fox 19. “I don’t feel like any justice has been served. She neglected my child and my child ended up dead in a septic tank.”

On Oct. 19, Humphries, a single mom-of-three from Versailles, Indiana, went to work after dropping off her daughter with her niece. A few hours later, she received a frantic call from her sister.

“She was hysterical,” Humphries recalled. “She said there’s something wrong with Kenna, she’s not moving. They’re doing CPR.”

The tot was in the care of Humphries’ niece, who is underage, when she had gotten away from her and ended up inside a nearby septic tank, said Ripley County Prosecutor Ric Hertel.

Kenna had moved the lid covering the tank, and either climbed or fell inside, he added.

When the tot was rescued from the tank, her mom said she was “ice-cold; she had sewage in her hair and her eyes.”

Kenna was rushed to Norton King’s Daughters’ Hospital in Madison, where she was pronounced dead before her mother got there.

“I rocked her for probably six-and-a-half hours, until the coroner and the deputy coroner… they promised me they’d take good care of her,” Humphries said through sobs.

Kenna’s death was ultimately ruled an accident after it was determined that the young girl showed no signs of injury, and there was nothing to suggest criminal conduct against her.

But her mother said she is heartbroken that no charges will be filed against her baby-sitter.

“She neglected my child and my child in result ended up dead in the septic tank,” Humphries tearfully said. “She took something from me that’s irreplaceable.”

The grieving mom, who also lost her sister just two days after her daughter’s death, said she often struggles to get out of bed in the morning to go to work.

Hertel said in a statement that while his heart “goes out to” Humphries, “there are some situations that are terrible accidents.”

Humphries is now considering filing a civil lawsuit in connection with Kenna’s death.

The toddler, the youngest of three children, was described in her obituary as a “joyful and happy little girl.”

“She was full of life, had a great imagination, and dearly loved swimming,” the obituary read. “She would dance to all her little songs she loved. Kenna loved playing Barbie’s and her little teddy bear “Ted” brought her so much joy and comfort.”

Humphries wrote in a recent social media post that she needs to “figure out a way to survive without my beautiful little girl.”

“She was gorgeous and angelic until her last breath and I can’t fathom how this is happening,” she added.