A Missouri mother who said she accidentally put her 1-month-old baby in an oven instead of a crib will spend more than a decade behind bars after reaching a deal that wiped away a first-degree murder charge.Mariah Thomas, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death and was ordered to serve 13 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, according to Jackson County court records.The punishment came more than two years after Kansas City police found Thomas' infant daughter dead with severe burns inside a city home.NEW MEXICO WOMAN'S BODYCAM CONFESSION ABOUT HIDING NEWBORN BABY IN HOSPITAL GARBAGE TOSSED BY STATE COURTMariah Thomas received a 13-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death.A first-degree murder charge was dismissed under her plea agreement.
(Jackson County Detention Center)Thomas was also charged with first-degree murder, but that count was dismissed as part of the plea agreement, court records show.She received no probation and will be credited for time already served.The nightmare unfolded on Feb.
9, 2024, after officers were called to the home around 1:30 p.m.on charges involving a report of a baby who was not breathing, according to charging documents.Police arrived to find the 1-month-old child with apparent burns across her body.
Kansas City Fire Department personnel pronounced her dead at the scene.Investigators were told Thomas had gone to put her daughter down for a nap but "accidentally placed her in the oven instead of the crib," the documents state.FLORIDA 3-YEAR-OLD DIES AFTER TRAGIC INCIDENT INVOLVING COMMON PLAY TOY AT BABYSITTER'S HOUSEThe punishment came more than two years after Kansas City police found Thomas' infant daughter dead with severe burns inside a city home.(Kansas City Missouri Police Department, File)A family member later told detectives that Thomas said, "I thought I put [her] in her crib and I accidentally...