Vaughan unlicensed daycare owners face additonal charge in toddler's death

York Regional Police have charged the owners of an unlicensed home daycare in Vaughanin connection withthe 2013 death of 2-year-oldEva Ravikovich.

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Police arrested 49-year-old Olena Panfilova and herdaughter Karyna Rabadanova, 26, on Wednesday.

They are both charged with obstructing police forinterfering with theongoinginvestigation and destroying evidence in connection to the death ofEvaRavikovich, whodied of unknown causes on July 8, 2013.

Panfilova, her husband RuslanPanfilova, andRabadanova were each already charged withoperating an illegal daycare under the Day Nurseries Act.

There were 27 children at the daycare on the day Ravikovich died far more than the five children under the age of 10 that the province says unlicensed daycares are allowed to care for.

Both accused have not been held in custody.

They are scheduled to appear in a Newmarket courtroom on November 12.