Savannah Hardin , 9 , died three weeks ago from a seizure that occured while her grandmother Joyce Garrard , 49 , was forcing her to run as punishment . Garrard is currently on trail and convicted of murder . justice Jolie Jacobs testified that Savannah was crying and begging to stop before she collapsed . She also told the court that she witnessed Garrard rape the child and described as ' skin on skin ' Jurors heard a 911 during which Garrard did n't tell medics that she had made the girl had run for hours . Garrard can also be heard on the recording asking for ' a miracle ' while the child was unconscious .
Savannah Hardin , 9 , died three years ago from a seizure that occured while her grandmother Joyce Garrard , 49 , was forcing her to run as punishment . Garrard is currently on trail and accused of murder . Witness Jolie Jacobs testified that Savannah was crying and begging to stop before she collapsed . She also told the court that she heard Garrard striking the child and described as 'skin on skin ' Jurors heard a 911 during which Garrard did n't tell medics that she had made the girl had run for hours . Garrard can also be heard on the recording asking for ' a smoke ' while the child was unconscious .