Kansas City Mother Charged After Placing Infant in Oven, Resulting in Tragic Death

Mariah Thomas of Kansas City, Missouri, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and the death of a child after she claimed to have accidentally placed her one-month-old baby in the oven instead of the crib, resulting in the baby's death. The incident was described as "gruesome" by the police, and the prosecutor expressed sorrow over the loss of the child's life. This tragic event adds to recent cases of child deaths in the area, including that of a toddler found dead in the home of a former police lieutenant and foster father who is in jail for child rape.