Who is Tracey Nix? Grandma charged after 2 grandkids die in her care less than a year apart

Tracey Nix is a grandmother who has been charged with manslaughter for leaving her seven-month-old granddaughter in a hot car.

She will be committed to a mental institution because she “refuses to discuss” the catastrophe.

Nix is accused of abandoning Uriel Schock in her house while she practiced piano in November of last year.

Nix’s grandson, 16-month-old Ezra Schock, perished in her care last year after she fell asleep.

Nix’s daughter, Kaila Schock-Nix, 34, has called for her mother to be imprisoned as a result of the tragic deaths.

Nix’s husband, Michael Ney, asked Hardee County Court to send her to a mental health hospital in St. Cloud for 30 days to help her open up about what happened.

Ney said:

‘I would just like to see her get help. I would like to see her come back to whatever normal will be,’ ‘She is a very smart and intelligent person. She has a psychology degree, but the fact that she’s not talking tells me she needs someone that can help her work through these issues.’

Nix’s attorney Drew Davis also argued that the move would help the case move forward, saying:

‘She’s having a hard time discussing the incident with her husband, with any other people and that includes her attorneys,’ he said. ‘As we all know that could very well prove a competency issue down the line.’

Nix will appear in court again on June 22. She faces a minimum sentence of 12 years and a maximum of 35 if she is found guilty of aggravated manslaughter.