Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
3 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
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Crime & Law
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
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.
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that → say → 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.
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Thomas → plead → records
The punishment came more than two years after Kansas City police found Thomas' infant daughter dead with severe burns inside a city home.
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police → come → home
Thomas was also charged with first-degree murder, but that count was dismissed as part of the plea agreement, court records show.
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records → charge → agreement
She received no probation and will be credited for time already served.
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She → receive → time
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.
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who → unfold → documents
Police arrived to find the 1-month-old child with apparent burns across her body.
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child → arrive → body
Kansas City Fire Department personnel pronounced her dead at the scene.
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personnel → pronounce → 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.
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documents → tell → oven
A family member later told detectives that Thomas said, "I thought I put [her] in her crib and I accidentally put her in the oven."
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I → tell → oven
The child was wearing a bodysuit over a diaper, and investigators said her clothing appeared to have melted onto the diaper.
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clothing → wear → diaper
Police also recovered a baby blanket with significant burn marks from the living room, according to the probable cause statement.
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Police → recover → statement
The infant was identified by FOX 4 Kansas City as Za'riah Thomas.
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infant → identify → Thomas
Thomas initially declined to speak with detectives after being advised of her rights, but she agreed to provide a blood sample and allow investigators to access data from her cellphone, the documents state.
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documents → decline → cellphone
Then-Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker called the child's death a "gruesome" tragedy when the original charge was announced in February 2024.
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charge → call → February
"We acknowledge the gruesome nature of this tragedy, and our hearts are weighted by the loss of this precious life," Baker said at the time.
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Baker → acknowledge → time
"We trust the criminal justice system to respond appropriately to these awful circumstances."
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We → trust → circumstances
The original complaint charged Thomas only with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death.
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complaint → charge → death
Court records show prosecutors later added the first-degree murder count that was ultimately dismissed under Tuesday's agreement.
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that → show → agreement
Judge Sarah A. Castle found Thomas entered the guilty plea freely and voluntarily and understood the charge and consequences.
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Thomas → find → charge
The judgment states Thomas had no mental disease or defect defense.
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Thomas → state → disease
Thomas was returned to the Jackson County sheriff’s custody to await transfer to state prison.
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Thomas → return → prison
The judge also ordered her to pay $68 to Missouri’s Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund and waived all other court costs.
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judge → order → costs
Fox News Digital reached out to the Jackson County prosecutor's office for comment.
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Digital → reach → comment
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