By Brittany Anderson
KYLE — The trial for a Kyle woman who allegedly killed her nearly two-year-old son in 2018 is underway in Hays County.
On July 4, 2018, Kyle PD officers and first responders dispatched to a call from Dazrine Chagoya-Williams, then 20, and her husband Stevie Dwayne Williams, then 24, for a medical issue at their home, and found their 21-month-old son unresponsive. He was declared deceased at the home.
The child had visible injuries, including bruising, and further investigation found other injuries including a skull and multiple rib fractures. He had previously been taken away by CPS (Child Protective Services) for nearly a year after he had sustained other injuries, and was placed back into the home after Dazrine and Stevie completed parenting classes. He was monitored by CPS for another three months before the monitoring stopped in March 2018.
On July 5, 2018, Dazrine and Stevie’s 8-month-old daughter was also brought to a hospital and then removed from the home by CPS due to having similar injuries to her brother.
Dazrine and Stevie were charged with capital murder, and Stevie was found guilty in October 2021 and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He claimed that “demons” or “something evil” killed his son and that he nor Dazrine were responsible.
Dazrine’s trial began on April 25 when the jury was selected, who will decide if she is also guilty for the death of her son.
Hays County Criminal District Attorney Wes Mau said that it is difficult to say how long the trial will last as they cannot state with certainty how the cross-examination will go or whether the defense will call witnesses, or how many.
Mau was unable to comment further or go into detail about the evidence in the case until the trial has concluded. More details will be made available as the trial ends.
