former nanny has been convicted of killing a 22-month-old Palo Alto girl by hitting the child on the head so hard she never regained consciousness.
Claudia "Gaby" Granados of Tracy faces 25 years to life in prison when she is sentenced in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Aug. 1.
"I always worry about these cases, right up to the very end, but I was grateful and relieved the jury got it, they understood," said Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Dan Fehderau.
John Cahners, Granados' attorney, did not return a call from the Mercury News for comment. He has described his client in the past as "a woman that loves children."
Granados had worked as a nanny for Denise Provost and William Howell for about a year before allegedly killing their daughter, Sarah, in September.
Less than two hours after the Palo Alto couple left their home, Granados called a neighbor to say Sarah was not breathing. The neighbor called 911. When emergency workers arrived, the child was "limp and blue."
Medical examiners later testified that Sarah Howell had received six blows to the head before she died.
Sarah's parents could not be reached for comment. They have declined to discuss their daughter's death in the past.