Kansas City mother sentenced to 13 years in prison in death of 1-month-old daughter
By Nick Sloan
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMBC) — A Kansas City mother will spend 13 years in prison after pleading guilty in the 2024 death of her 1-month-old daughter.
Mariah Thomas pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death.
A Jackson County judge sentenced her to 13 years in prison, with credit for time she has already served.
The case goes back to February 2024.
Kansas City police were called to a home near 41st Street and Forest Avenue after getting a report of a baby who wasn’t breathing.
Emergency crews tried to save the 1-month-old girl, but she died at the scene.
Court documents filed at the time said Thomas told family members she was putting her daughter down for a nap and accidentally put the baby in the oven instead of her crib.
As part of Tuesday’s plea agreement, the murder charged against her was dropped.
Thomas will now be transferred to the Missouri Department of Corrections to serve her sentence.
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