The 67-year-old grandma accused of not seeking medical attention for her beaten grandson pleaded guilty in court on Monday.
Gayle Edes pleaded guilty to the felony charge of injury to a child by omission. She was placed on probation for 10 years, authorities said.
Her 4-year-old grandson, Chance Mark Jones, died after authorities said he was severely beaten by his father Robert Babcock.
Chance died on Jan. 5 of blunt force trauma to the head and internal injuries.
"With this plea of guilty, Edes takes responsibility for not seeking the medical care for her helpless grandson who needed someone to get him out of one of the most unimaginable situations for anyone, much less a four year old," District Attorney Luke Inman said. "If Edes would have taken Chance to the doctor, he might be with people that truly loved him today."
Babcock was convicted of capital murder in May. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Edes was first indicted by a Donley County Grand Jury in January. She was sentenced to 10 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice but the sentence was probated, Inman said.
Edes must now pay a fine of $10,000, pay $385.50 in court costs and complete 400 hours of community serve. She must also serve 90 says in the Donley County Jail as a condition of probation.
"Edes is just as culpable as to what happened to Chance in the end," said Donley County Sheriff Butch Blackburn. "Babcock is who beat Chance to death, and Edes didn't take him to the hospital when she knew that's what Chance needed the night before the last serious assaults were committed by Babcock on Chance."
Authorities said a jury trial was originally scheduled for August but was postponed because of the medical condition of the defendant.
"The injury to a child case by omission was not something that we could file immediately due to factual and legal hurdles we had to overcome," Inman said. "It's not as simple as going forward against the perpetrator who actually committed the assault. There had to be forensic medical testimony that would support the injury occurred as a result of not seeking medical attention, and that part of the investigation took time."
Edes must also pay $4,500 in restitution to the Crime Victim's Fund for expenses incurred for the funeral and burial of Chance, authorities said.
