MALIYAH BASS

The mother of a 2-year-old girl whose body was found in a Houston bayou in 2020 has pleaded guilty for her role in the child's death, according to court records. Sahara Ervin, 22, pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence, a human corpse, during a court hearing Wednesday as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. According to her family, Maliyah Bass had been playing in the playground of her apartment complex Aug. 22, 2020, when she went missing.

The mother of Maliyah Bass, the 2-year-old whose body was found floating in Brays Bayou, has been sentenced to serve 20 years in prison for her involvement in her daughter's death.

HOUSTON – April marks the beginning of Child Abuse Prevention Month. And right now, there are more than 6,000 confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect in the Houston area. Here’s a breakdown of one of the most well-known child abuse cases that happened in our area -- that of Maliyah Bass. Not long afterward, Harris met Maliyah. What started out as a search for a missing child quickly turned into a homicide investigation just one week later when Maliyah’s body was found in Brays Bayou.

Here are things for you to know for Friday, Oct. 9:1. Prosecutors: Video shows man charged in Maliyah Bass case dumping trash bag into storm drainRead more. Trump vows not to participate in virtual debate with BidenRead more. County judges outline their plans for reopening bars after Abbott’s new orderRead more. ‘So frustrating’: Doctors and nurses battle virus skepticsRead more.

HOUSTON – Surveillance video showed a man charged in connection with the death of Maliyah Bass dumping a trash bag into a storm drain upstream from where the 2-year-old girl’s body was found in a bayou, prosecutors said in court Thursday. Sahara Ervin, Maliyah’s mother, and Travion Thompson, Ervin’s boyfriend, have each been charged with evidence tampering and injury to a child in connection with Maliyah’s death. The judge denied bond for Thompson after prosecutors said surveillance video showed him taking a trash bag out to a bin near a storm drain that leads to a bayou. Prosecutors said Thompson can later be seen tipping the bin into the storm drain. On Aug. 22, Thompson and Ervin told reporters that Ervin left Maliyah alone for 5 minutes at a neighborhood playground while she was cooking.

HOUSTON – The mother of Travion Thompson, the man charged in connection of 2-year-old Maliyah Bass’ death, said both her son and his girlfriend, Sahara Ervin, belong behind bars for their involvement. The couple is accused of killing and then dumping the child’s body in a storm drain in Houston. “I’m mad because I want to hurt both of them because I feel violated,” said Thompson’s mother Angel Harris. I feel betrayed.”While Harris is the not biologically related to Maliyah she said she loved the little girl as though she was her granddaughter. “A part of me wanted to believe that somebody had took my baby off that playground,” Harris said.

Here are things you need to know for Wednesday, Oct. 7:1. Trump, who has the coronavirus himself, tweeted Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was not negotiating in good faith. In Texas, a corporation convicted of a felony can face a fine of up to $20,000, according to the penal code. Court documents said the couple killed Maliyah and put her body in a storm drain. Pasadena couple accused of abusing 2 small children charged, investigators sayA Pasadena couple accused of abusing their two small sons, one of whom died, were both arrested and charged.

HOUSTON – The mother of Maliyah Bass and her boyfriend are in custody and charged in connection with the death of the 2-year-old, Houston police said Tuesday. Court documents said the couple killed Maliyah and put her body in a storm drain, which was later recovered from Brays Bayou. On Aug. 22, Thompson and Ervin told reporters that Ervin left Maliyah alone for 5 minutes at a neighborhood playground while she was cooking. “The defendant and her boyfriend ... injured and killed the two-year-old complainant," said a court worker during Thompson’s probable cause court hearing. In 2019, Quanell X helped to bring 4-year-old Maleah Davis' body from Arkansas back to Houston.

DALLAS, Texas – Maliyah Bass, the missing 2-year-old who was found dead in Brays Bayou, will be laid to rest Friday in Dallas. According to the Sandra Clark Funeral Home, a service for the toddler will start at noon after which she will be buried at the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. Maliyah was reported missing out of southwest Houston on Aug. 22, and her body was found by a jogger the following day, according to authorities. “…We need justice for this family.”Maliyah’s grandmother, Rosalie Jimerson, said she and her granddaughter had a social bond. And, I would be like, ‘Hi, my Tootie.’ I’ll never forget that,” she said.

Here are things you need to know for Monday, August 31:1. Family says body found in Brays Bayou belonged to 2-year-old Maliyah BassFamily and friends are demanding justice in the case of 2-year-old Maliyah Bass. Her remains were positively identified Saturday evening as those found in Brays Bayou last Sunday, her family confirmed. Teen dies after being electrocuted in pool at hotel near North FreewayA teen was electrocuted while swimming at a pool at a hotel on North Freeway, according to Harris County Constable Precinct 4. 3 things to shareWORD OF THE DAY:Anfractuous: [ an-frak-choo-uhs ] (adjective) characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitousTHIS DAY IN HISTORY:Aug. 31, 1997: Shortly after midnight on Aug. 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales affectionately known as the Peoples Princess dies in a car crash in Paris.

HOUSTON – Family and friends are demanding justice in the case of 2-year-old Maliyah Bass. Her remains were positively identified Saturday evening as those found in Brays Bayou last Sunday, her family confirmed. “We know now that was our Tootie,” said Bass’s grandma Rosalie Jimerson. And, I would be like, ’Hi, my Tootie.’ I’ll never forget that,” she said. The family asking anyone with information in Bass’s case to come forward and call the Houston Police Department at (713) 308-3600.

HOUSTON – A small, makeshift memorial of balloons, flowers and candles could be seen Monday outside the southwest Houston apartment where 2-year-old Maliyah Bass lived. Neighbors who live there were not happy to see Maliyah’s mother and boyfriend return to the property with Houston activist Quanell X. Quanell X met with Maliyah’s mother and boyfriend inside their apartment and said the couple’s story left him with a lot of questions. In 2019, Quanell X helped to bring 4-year-old Maleah Davis’ body from Arkansas back to Houston. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences said they are still working to positively identify the child’s body, though police say it’s a high probability it is Maliyah’s body.

HOUSTON, Texas – Houston police Chief Art Acevedo said there is a “high probability” that the body found in Brays Bayou on Sunday morning is that of Maliyah Bass, a 2-year-old girl reported missing in southwest Houston. “If you live or have a business by the bayou, go back the last 24 hours, take a look at any cameras you might have,” Acevedo said. Maliyah Bass (HPD)Body found in the bayouAbout 10:30 a.m. Sunday, a female jogger told police she spotted a body in the bayou and called her husband. The Houston Fire Department water rescue team arrived and pulled the body of a child from the water. While the Texas Center for the Missing has issued a Houston Regional Amber Alert.

HOUSTON UPDATE: On Saturday, The Texas Center for the Missing has canceled its Houston Regional Amber Alert issued for 2-year-old, Maliyah Bass. ORIGINAL: The Texas Center for the Missing has issued a Houston Regional Amber Alert for a two-year-old girl reported missing out of southwest Houston since Saturday morning. The childs mother said she went inside an apartment for a few minutes while the child was playing outside. Shes just mentally not functioning right now, family friend Jasmine Freeman said of the childs mother. She was right here at the park and then she was gone.A two-year-old child is missing in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.