Mom, 26, charged after ‘accidentally baking her one-month-old baby in oven instead of putting her crib’ in Missouri

A MOTHER has been charged with the death of her one-month-old baby after she allegedly accidentally placed her in the oven instead of her crib.

Mariah Thomas from Kansas City, Missouri, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after cops responded to reports of an unresponsive baby at a house on Friday afternoon.

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Mariah Thomas, 26, allegedly accidentally put her baby in the oven instead of in her crib Credit: Facebook/ Zariah Mmy
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One-month-old Za’Riah Mae was covered in ‘burn wounds’ and was unresponsive when cops arrived on scene Credit: Facebook/ Zariah Mmy

Officers from the Kansas City Police Department arrived at the home around 1:30 pm.

After discovering Za’Riah Mae who was declared dead at the scene, they launched an investigation given the circumstances of her death.

The 26-year-old mother reportedly told officers at the scene that she was putting her baby down for a nap and accidentally placed her in the oven instead of the crib, according to WBTV.

According to an arrest warrant, Za’Riah was not breathing and had “burn wounds.”

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