A child woman died within the United States’ Missouri after her mom reportedly put her into an oven for a nap as an alternative of a crib, SKY News reported. The incident got here to gentle earlier this week when Kansas City Police responded to a report of a one-month-old child not respiratory.
The toddler was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
The mom of the toddler, Mariah Thomas, a resident of Kansas City, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a kid.
According to first responders, the newborn’s mom put her down for a nap and by chance positioned her within the oven as an alternative of the crib.
Narrating the incident, police stated that the kid’s garments had been blackened and burnt into her diaper, and there was a odor of smoke in the home, as per Daily Express US.
Thomas was taken to the police station however selected to stay silent underneath her Fifth Amendment rights, the report added.
According to court docket data, the kid’s grandfather knowledgeable investigators that Thomas had known as him round 1 pm on Friday, expressing concern in regards to the child. Upon reaching the residence, he detected the odor of smoke and located the toddler within the crib.
During the investigation, the grandfather revealed that Thomas had knowledgeable him she “was putting her child down for a nap and accidentally placed the child in the oven instead of the crib”.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker expressed condolences, stating, “We acknowledge the gruesome nature of this tragedy, and our hearts are weighted by the loss of this precious life. We trust the criminal justice system to respond appropriately to these awful circumstances”.
Mariah Thomas is presently being held on the Jackson County Detention Center.
Child endangerment is classed as a category A felony in Missouri, carrying a possible jail sentence of 10 to 30 years.
Published By:
Sahil Sinha
Published On:
Feb 11, 2024
Source: www.indiatoday.in
