A Missouri mom has been charged with a horrendous crime for allegedly placing her child in an oven and causing the death of her 1-month-old child.
Mariah Thomas, 26, of Kansas City, faces charges of Endangering the Welfare of a Child in the 1st Degree, Death of a Child.
According to court records filed on Saturday, Kansas City police responded to a residence after being dispatched on a report of a non-breathing infant.
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Responders found the 1-month-old child with apparent burns.
They were told the mother of the child was putting the child down for a nap and ‘accidentally’ placed the child in the oven instead of the crib.
“We appreciate all first responders who worked this scene and the prosecutors who went to the scene in order to issue these charges. 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,” said Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.
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