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Woman charged with involuntary manslaughter to stand trial Save Email Print
Posted: 10:22 PM May 12, 2008
 Last Updated: 10:21 PM May 12, 2008
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A woman charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a child will stand trial.

Michelle Bolze-Sann entered not guilty pleas in a preliminary hearing Friday.

While a state licensed daycare operator at 3270 Southwest Tara Avenue, Bolze-Sann allegedly left a child unattended for over an hour on a bed with a pillow barrier, even though she had instructions not to do so.

When she returned, the child had rolled off the bed and suffocated.

She faces involuntary manslaughter and aggravated endangering of a child charges.
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Posted by: Anonymous Location: Topeka, KS on Jun 11, 2008 at 05:00 PM
Anybody can see from the reports that Michelle was totally irresponsible and to blame for the loss of this young boy. If she would've got off her lazy butt and checked on that innocent baby this could have all been avoided. I think Michelle gets whatever punishment she deserves and I hope it is severe. It doesn't matter how well you take care of other kids, it's that one screw up that everyone remembers and this was a major one. I can't believe she would enter a plea of not guilty. Of course she's guilty, who else would you blame. The Typer family trusted and paid her to watch after their son and she failed them. She failed that little boy and because her laziness and irresponsibility that little boy is gone. I have a friend whose daughter used to go to Michelle's daycare and that could've easily been his kid. What was she thinking?? As for those of you defending leaving a child on the bed, what if it would've been your kid?? I wonder if you would be so quick to defend her.
Posted by: Anonymous on Jun 6, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Hear-say is when you get information from a source that has nothing to do with the situation. The information that was posted here and many others below me have come directly from the Typer family and we know what the police reports have shown. As I said before I am not judging anything but I have every right to voice my opinion like you just did, and because I know the Typers and I have held that precious little baby. And this does affect me and others here because they are our friends and we have seen this situation unfold since the very second that dreadful phone call was recieved.So I am not just pulling information out of thin air or getting it from the Media. By knowing the Typer's personally we have first hand information about what happened and what is still going on. The whole thing is so upsetting because Michelle didn't do as she was told and she failed to protect him. If you are going to be a provider you need to make sure you can use your common sense first!
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Topeka on Jun 6, 2008 at 09:09 AM
Bottom line is "Anonymous" - you weren't there - you were not a witness you are a person of hear-say. You have no right to judge or voice your opinion - it is the man upstairs job to judge OR forgive Michelle. How does any of this affect you? It doesn't - the baby is not yours nor is Michelle your family. May God forgive you for you sins and mistakes.
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Topeka on Jun 5, 2008 at 03:44 PM
First of all I am not judging anything. And second of all there are a lot of people that have posted here that know the Typers and Michelle personally. I am simply upset about the fact that Michelle was told numerous times not to put him on the big bed but in a crib where he is supposed to be. I am upset because Michelle was laying down instead of caring for the children she was being paid to watch. I am upset about the fact that he was crying out for help and she DID NOTHING. I am upset about the fact that the Typers lost their child because she was an irresponsible day care provider. This is not something that should be taken lightly! A child lost their life because of her neglect! How would you feel if you told her not to put him on the bed and she did it anyway and your child lost their life? Stop and think about it. It was a senseless death. Michelle will have to live with it but she didn't lose her baby!
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Topeka on Jun 5, 2008 at 01:41 PM
Who gave any of you below the right to judge? You are only reading what the media puts out there. None of you were in the home when this happened. Yes the baby died and Michelle will have to live the rest of her knowing she took a life. Yes - the Typers are without their child and for that I cannot even begin to imagine the pain. A parent should never have to bury a child but Michelle shouldn't be crucified either. I hope none of you are ever in a position where you need forgiveness.
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Topeka on Jun 3, 2008 at 07:24 PM
This whole situtation puts a strain on us current providers. That abide by rules and regulations for licensing and do our best to provide a safe and loving environment for those parents whom have hired us. It just hard for parents to find good quality childcare and especially put there childs lives in someone elses hands. Its a big thing!! Please parents don't lokk down on all providers now due to one providers carelessness. I can't even imagine what pain the Typer family feels and will go through for the rest of there lives. Thats one thing I do, as well as other porviders I know. We listen to the parents wants and needs while caring for there children. Why wouldn't you!!!! Michelle was being paid correct for a job she didn't fullfill. She should go to jail and suffer the consequences for her inappropriate actions. Its something you can never take back now and she should of though things through before she put her needs before an innocent little boys whom was crying out for help.
Posted by: Anonymouse on May 23, 2008 at 08:34 AM
I'm not going to assume that one family has more pain to bear than the other, we know thats impossible to gauge.... I know we can't gauge how much pain is going on here. But the Typer's lost their baby, it's obvious how much pain and agony they are going through. I am sure Michelle is upset about everything that has happened. I don't think anyone is arguing that, but come on she still has her child. I think they are both sufferring but in completely different ways. I think losing a child is the worst possible pain you can feel. Michelle probably won't be prosecuted because she has no criminal record. She will probably get probabation and a fine. I am not sure if she has lost her daycare liscense; if not that will probably happen too. She will go on with her life. The Typers now have to live with this for the rest of theirs. Imagine living your life without your child knowing he was taken from you at such a young age and because of someone who didn't use any common sense.
Posted by: Eleven Location: Topeka on May 17, 2008 at 04:34 AM
Fist of all...I DONT know all of the facts, nor do I have applicable knowledge of the laws that will be governing Mrs. Bolze-Sanns actions.I do know that Michelle Bolze-Sann IS a responsible, God Fearing, family oriented Woman, nonetheless an innocent life was lost under her care. Yes, according to The State her 'recklessness' was at fault and obviously the devestation done by her actions are more than irrepearable. My condolesces to The Typers and to the Bolze-Sanns. Yes, she should be prosecuted (see Christina 05/13) as I'm sure she will. I'm not going to assume that one family has more pain to bear than the other, we know thats impossible to gauge. As a struggling Christian,a lackluster parent, and a human being. I'd like to ask for us to pray for the divine healing and management of all the pain this tragedy has begotten. Let us also pray for FAIR exucution of the judicial system we elected. Thank you and may God Bless us all.
Posted by: Anonymous321 Location: Topeka on May 14, 2008 at 12:42 PM
I agree with "anonymous". If there were a problem with not having adequate sleeping areas, then why didn't Michelle mention that. This is a needless loss and had some common sense been used by Michelle, then none of this would have happened and the Typer's wouldn't be going through what they have over the last several months. Think about the consequences before acting on them. Michelle was suppose to care for and protect this child. Would she have placed her 5-6 month old on an adult bed? Maybe that's the question that they should be asking Michelle and every other sitter who does this. A family has been terribly destroyed because of this senseless act. Come on, what was she thinking or not thinking
Posted by: Anonymous on May 14, 2008 at 09:20 AM
I guess one thing I am confused about is why she entered a plea of not guilty. She is obviously quilty of involuntary manslaughter. She was neglectful and irresponsible and her actions caused the death of a child. You would think she would realize this and just enter her quilty plea and get on with this thing. Now it has to be drawn out and the Typer family will now have to go through the horrible experience all over again. Michelle needs to accept some responsibilty in this matter. You can't leave a child unattended like she did. She should have been checking on him regularly. If she had been doing that he would still be here today. I'm sure Michelle probably is a nice person but she took the responsibility of caring for other people's children and she failed to protect the Typers child. If she didn't have the necessary number of cribs why didn't she do something about getting another one? After all that's her job to make sure they have a safe place to take a nap.
Posted by: Anonymous321 Location: Topeka on May 13, 2008 at 09:24 PM
The pain the Typer's are feeling is felt by many. Michelle was being paid to care & protect their children. Their daughter was there as well & think of the trama she must deal with daily. How do you explain to a 4 year old that her baby brother has died? That's a lot for an adult to comprehend, how about a child? Let's stop telling the mother to redirect her anger elsewhere. Where else do you direct it? I can't imagine how I would feel if this happened to my child, but I can bet you a lot of peoples first thoughts would be what or how can the person who did this not be punished to the full extent. This is irresponsible and neglectful. Michelle didn't lose a child. She needs to step back and take another look at this situation and think how she would feel if the roles were reversed. I would be anxious to hear her feelings toward her sitter.
Posted by: Anonymous321 Location: Topeka on May 13, 2008 at 09:01 PM
I can't believe some of the comments. I would like for you to walk a day in the Typer's shoes after losing your child. I am sure you would feel the same way. I have to agree with the fact that this is definitely neglectful and Michelle deserves to be punished. She deserves to have to sit in a jail cell and day after day think about what she has done and the pain she has not only caused the Typer's but all their friends that have been so supportive of them and prayers that have been prayed for this family to find some sort of peace and comfort. How can anyone know what they are experiencing unless they themselves have dealt with a similar situation. Stop & put yourself in the Typer's shoes, would you not be angry with someone that you had trusted to protect your child. Who cares what the father was doing, whether he was working or not. That's not the issue here. The issue is that an innocent child died & a loving family has lost their son.
Posted by: Anonymous on May 13, 2008 at 07:04 PM
This women was being paid to watch children. That being said she was supposed to protect that baby. She failed to protect him because she put him on a bed knowing that he could roll around. She failed to protect him because she didn't check on him. She failed to protect him because she wasn't watching him like she should have been. I know she is probably suffering, but she didn't lose her baby. The Typers will have to deal with this horrific pain for the rest of their lives. Michelle probably won't serve jail time so she will eventually get to go on with her life. The Typers will have to learn how to manage their pain forever. For all of you who say this was an accident you are wrong. It was a neglectful tragedy and had Michelle been a responsible day care provider it would have never happened. I would never treat a child like she did. She should be disgusted with herself for how she treated him. I truly hope she is never allowed to have a daycare again.
Posted by: Disgusted on May 13, 2008 at 06:28 PM
I absolutely cannot believe some of these comments! Why are you guys comparing Michelle's suffering to the Typer's suffering? They are in no way the same and Michelle is in no way suffering like this family. They lost their child, he was a baby, a human life. Did she lose a child, a family member, her own flesh and blood? NO she didn't. Her pain could have something to do with the fact that she is going to have to live with the fact that she neglected a baby & because of that neglect he lost his life. I'm sure she is sad it happened. She should have been responsible to know that you cannot nap while you are running a daycare. She should have known that you do not put a baby on a bed and then ignore it for however long it was. She should have went to check on him. For all you Michelle supporters why did she put him on the bed? Why did she not check on him? Why did she let him cry? He rolled down in there and started crying and SHE DID NOTHING!! I'm sorry but this lady caused a tragedy
Posted by: Christina Location: Topeka on May 13, 2008 at 06:15 PM
This is very simple. Ms. Bolze-Sann had a job to do that she was being paid for. Her job was to take care of that child. She failed to do that. "Involuntary Manslaughter" by definition is the unintentional and reckless killing of a human being. From a legal stand point the actions of Ms. Bolze-Sann fit that definition because there is no other explanation for leaving an infant on a bed - after being told not to - for an hour without checking on him other than that she was being reckless with his well-being. "Aggravated Child Endangerment" is recklessly placing a child in a situation in which the child's life, body or health is injured or endangered. Ms. Bolze-Sann's actions fit within the definition's of these crimes. No one is claiming that she intentionally killed the child - but reckless conduct - and her conduct was reckless - is criminal as well. Her actions constituted a crime and she should be prosecuted.
Posted by: Anonymous on May 13, 2008 at 05:34 PM
I think for everyone who doesn't know the parties involved should stop assuming you know how any of them are feeling. It also is not relevant or anyone's business what the parents of the child was doing that day. They TRUSTED the safety and well being of their child to a licensed daycare provider. The very first comments posted were from someone who is lacking in integrity. I hope they do not continue to go down the path they started on this website (or any others) but stick to the facts of what DID happen. Don't make a really bad situation get worse by writting such poor comments. There has been enough hurt and pain for both sides for a life time.
Posted by: Typer family friend on May 13, 2008 at 05:10 PM
Thank you to the person who cleared up who is pressing charges. STATE v Michelle, hmm sounds like the STATE found enough cause to charge her. I think you people are idiots. This women neglected a baby. How stupid do you have to be to lay down while you are watching children? She wasn't even smart enough to put him in a crib. This women shouldn't have even had a daycare. The mother told her to put him in a crib. She shouldn't have had to tell Michelle to do that! I don't care if Michelle is a good person, the Typer's are great and because of Michelle they have lost their son. Because she was so irresponsible they will have to suffer this anguish for the rest of their lives. I don't care about Michelle's feelings right now. She didn't lose a child. It makes me sick to know that she was laying down while he was crying & she was ignoring him. Had she went to check on him she could have saved him. And to the idiot that said she should redirect her anger you are an insensative jerk!!!!
Posted by: Typer family friend on May 13, 2008 at 04:59 PM
Michelle is is no way suffering like the Typer's. She didn't lose a child so how could you compare the pain? That is just stupid to even try and compare the two. Michelle was told numerous times to put him in a crib. She put him on a bed, went to lay down (even though she had children she was watching), didn't check on him, then when she heard him cry she still didn't check on him. Had she done that she could have saved his life!! She couldn't pull herself from her little nap long enough to DO HER JOB! This women should never watch children again. For all of you guys so concerned for Michelle's feelings how would you feel if she had neglected your child? That's what she did, she neglected him. If she was taking care of him properly this would not have happened. As far as the father not working, he was in between jobs and trying to find another one. You are making it sound like he didn't even work. So if you don't know the facts, don't be stupid and commen
Posted by: Anonymous on May 13, 2008 at 04:27 PM
This is a terrible tragedy and both parties are suffering. No one is attacking the daycare provider personally so the hostilty is not needed. As for the parents activities that day, they are irrelevant. They entrusted the care of their child to a licensed provider and as most parents know, had to pay whether the child was there or not, so why not send the baby to daycare. As for the comment about the mother needing to redirect her anger, only someone who has not tragically lost a loved one would say something so stupid. Also, a quick legal system lesson. The TPD investigated the incident and recommends charges, then turns it over to the DA's office where they review the recommendation and decide what charges are applicable and if they will charge the defendent. The parents of the baby had very little to do with the DA's office prosecuting. That is why it is the STATE vs the defendent.
Posted by: Anonymous on May 13, 2008 at 04:27 PM
It does not matter if the father was working or not!!! You have no idea why he wasn't working and it does not change the fact that the Typer's trusted Michelle to care for their child and she completely neglected that baby! Unless you have lost a child, I think you should just keep you comments to yourself because the truth is, you have no idea how you would feel if it were you who lost their child! I cannot even imagine the pain the Typer's have to live with every day for the rest of their lives. As far as the kind of person Michelle is, that does not change the fact that she made a grave mistake. The Typer's are good people too, did they deserve to lose their son?
Posted by: Anonymous on May 13, 2008 at 01:23 PM
Yes indeed this is a sad tragedy. Michelle has family that is hurting just like the family who lost their baby. She is a loving person who would give you the shirt off her back. She had something happen that people are finding it hard to forgive her for. Anyone that knows Michelle knows that she is suffering as if the baby was her own.
Posted by: Anonymous on May 13, 2008 at 01:10 PM
It doesn't matter if the father worked or didn't work. They hired her to care for their baby. You don't leave an infant unattended on a bed for over an hour!
Posted by: Blackpete Location: The Ocean on May 13, 2008 at 10:45 AM
What does the father not working have to do with the fact a baby suffocated because a person was not performing their duties?It may have been an accident but a life was taken none the less,it's not like oops I dropped a jar of Mustard and stained the carpet it was I am tired or lazy and the baby is asleep so I won't have to check on it. Neglection of duty while taking care of infants or the elderly is COMPLETELY unacceptable. Should she stand trial, YES.
Posted by: Anonymous on May 13, 2008 at 09:33 AM
I think that this was a terrible tragedy. As I am a mother...my thoughts are mixed.I think anger would encourage me to hate and want that person to suffer...but on the other hand of being a mother what are we teaching our children...yes this is a terrible thing but we are jsut encouraging our children to not understand that accidents happen. And as I have not lost a child...thank God....I know that I don't have a leg to stand on. I just think that this poor woman who lost her child should redirect her anger into something positive. I also think that Michelle and her family will suffer everday as to knowing that something terrible that could have be prevented happened and they can't fix it. They will live with that for the rest of their lives. So I don't know if Michelle has children of her own or not but I know sentencing her to jail for what happened will only take her away from her family and I don't see that as justice to anyone.
Posted by: n/a Location: n/a on May 12, 2008 at 11:05 PM
These was an accident.What good is this doing? Michelle and her family are hurting too. It just did not hurt the Typer family. What I want to know is why the father did not watch the baby he was not working and it is not that he was just off that day, he did not work period.
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