A baby in the US died after her mother mistakenly put her into an oven for a nap, Sky News reported. The tragic incident happened on Friday afternoon when police officers in Missouri responded to a report of a month-old child not breathing. When they reached the scene, they noticed extensive burns on the child, who was not breathing. The baby was pronounced dead at the scene.
First responders said that the baby's mother put her down for a nap and accidentally placed her in the oven instead of the crib.
The statement did not provide further clarification on how such an error occurred. Other circumstances around the incident have also not been revealed.
Meanwhile, the baby's mother identified as Mariah Thomas, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child. According to the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, Thomas ''faces the Class A felony of Endangering the Welfare of a Child in the 1st Degree, Death of a Child.''
''We appreciate all first responders who worked this scene and the prosecutors who went to the scene 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,'' Jackson County prosecuting attorney Jean Peters Baker said in a statement.
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