Olena Panfilova, the owner of the daycare Eva attended in Vaughan, pleaded guilty on April 4 to criminal negligence causing the death of the 2-year-old. Olena Panfilova, the owner of the Vaughan daycare Eva attended, pled guilty on April 4 to criminal negligence causing the death of the 2-year-old. Eva’s mother called Panfilova at 4:31 p.m. to ask that her daughter be dropped off at her grandmother’s house. Now, Eva’s parents are pushing forward with a $3.5-million lawsuit against the province and the owners and operators of the unlicensed daycare. During a news conference in 2013, Eva’s mother said she now has “nothing to live for,” except for pushing to make daycares safer.

Source: thestar April 22, 2017 11:03 UTC