Kansas City mother sentenced to 13 years in prison after infant died in oven
Mariah Thomas pleaded guilty to child endangerment as part of a plea deal that dropped a murder charge, and she will receive credit for time served.
- On Tuesday, a Jackson County judge sentenced Mariah Thomas to 13 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death.
- Officers with the Kansas City Missouri Police Department responded to a home in the 4100 block of Forest Avenue on Feb. 10, 2024, finding the infant unresponsive with burn wounds.
- According to court documents, Thomas claimed she intended to put her daughter down for a nap but accidentally placed her in the oven instead of the crib.
- Thomas pleaded guilty to the felony charge on Tuesday, resulting in the dismissal of a first-degree murder charge as part of a plea agreement.
- She will receive credit for time served and must pay $68 to the Crime Victims Compensation Fund, concluding the sentencing terms.
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'I Thought I Put Her in Her Crib': Murder Charge Dismissed as Missouri Mother Gets 13 Years for 1-Month-Old's Death
Mariah Thomas was sentenced to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree child endangerment resulting in her one-month-old daughter's death in Kansas City.
Missouri mom gets 13 years after she 'mistakenly' puts baby in oven instead of crib — murder charge dropped - The Daily Bo Snerdley
BS BULLETIN: Mariah Thomas pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death. Her 1-month-old daughter died in 2024 after Thomas said she accidentally put the baby in an oven instead of her crib. Thomas received 13 years in prison while a first-degree murder charge was dismissed under the plea agreement. A Missouri mother whose infant daughter died after being placed inside an oven will spend 13 years i…
Mom Who Said She Accidentally Put Baby in Oven Instead of Crib Learns Fate
Mariah Thomas pleaded guilty in the February 2024 death of her daughter, Za’Riah MaeMariah Thomas mugshotCredit: Jackson County Detention CenterNEED TO KNOWIn February 2024, police were called to a Kansas City home in response to a report about a baby who wasn’t breathingOfficers came upon a horrific scene when they found a badly burned one-month-old girl in the home, who was pronounced dead at the sceneThe baby’s mother, Mariah Thomas, then 26,…
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