1-Month-Old Baby Dead After Mom Allegedly Put Her Down for a Nap in an Oven Mistakenly: Police

Jackson County Detention Center

A criminal complaint states that the 1-month-old was found “in the living room lying in a car seat just inside of the front door” and “had sustained apparent thermal injuries on various parts of her body.”

“She was clothed in a bodysuit over a diaper. The clothing appeared to have melted onto the diaper, and it was very dirty, possibly burned on the backside,” according to the complaint.

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Thomas then allegedly said that she “accidentally put her in the oven.”

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Thomas now faces a “Class A felony of Endangering the Welfare of a Child in the 1st Degree, Death of a Child,” according to the prosecutor.

If found guilty, she will receive a minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum of life.

It is not immediately clear if Thomas has retained an attorney to comment on her behalf.

source: people.com