A Kansas City, Missouri mom has been arrested after allegedly inserting her 1-month-old daughter down for a nap contained in the oven as an alternative of her crib, killing the newborn, authorities declare.
Mariah Thomas, 26, has been charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a kid leading to demise, and will face between 10 years to life if discovered responsible.
Based on the charging paperwork, officers with the Kansas Metropolis Police Department had been dispatched to a home on Forest Avenue at about 1:30 p.m. on Friday, for experiences of an toddler that was not respiratory.
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Mariah Thomas was arrested after allegedly inserting her toddler daughter within the oven as an alternative of her crib whereas placing the kid down for a nap. (Jackson County Detention Heart)
When officers arrived, they spoke with the caller who was holding the 1-month-old little one, who appeared to have burn wounds on the physique. The Kansas Metropolis Hearth Division additionally responded to the scene and pronounced the newborn useless.
A preliminary investigation found Thomas went to place the kid down for a nap and “accidentally” positioned her within the oven as an alternative of the crib, charging paperwork present.
Police mentioned the toddler sustained thermal accidents on varied elements of her physique, as she was clothed in a bodysuit and a diaper.
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The clothes, police added, appeared to have melted onto the diaper. Additionally situated in the lounge was a child blanket with vital burn marks, in addition to a pack and play containing child blankets.
“We acknowledge the gruesome nature of this tragedy, and our hearts are weighted by the loss of this precious life,” Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker mentioned. “We belief the criminal justice system to reply appropriately to those terrible circumstances.”
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The investigation into the matter is ongoing.
