Overview
- Four-month-old Christian Olvera became unresponsive at Cherished Years Daycare on Oct. 22 and died at Oakland Children's Hospital on Oct. 24.
- Manteca police say owner Roxanne Helus was intoxicated when the infant stopped breathing; she was arrested on felony child endangerment and later posted bail.
- Investigators intend to seek an added charge for causing the death of a child under eight, pending findings in the case.
- Detectives reported no visible signs of trauma, and the medical cause of death remains pending the autopsy.
- California Community Care Licensing is assisting the probe; three other daycare children were examined and unharmed, and police request tips at 209-456-8101 referencing case No. 25-04723.