Police: Baby dies after mother mistakenly put her in OVEN instead of crib

A tragic incident occurred in Missouri where a baby died after her mother mistakenly put her down for a nap in the oven, reportedly thinking it was the crib.

The mother has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Police responded to a report of an infant not breathing and found the child with apparent burns.

According to the Jackson County
Prosecutor’s Office the mother “faces the Class A felony of Endangering the Welfare of a Child in the 1st Degree.”

The infant was pronounced dead at the scene. The details of how the incident happened have not been explained.

The Kansas City Star reports that according to the police affidavit, the baby lay in a car seat inside the living room near the front door.

For more details see the following sources:

• Sky News
• The Guardian
• WLBT

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