A 29-year-old Missouri woman is headed to prison for a decade after her 5-year-old son died when he fell out of a window in their high-rise apartment.
Corrine O’Connor on Monday pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Grayson O’Connor and was sentenced to 10 years behind bars. According to a probable cause arrest affidavit, Kansas City police responded around 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 27, 2023, to the 1000 block of Grand Boulevard for a report of an injured person in an alley.
When cops arrived they found Grayson with “catastrophic damage to his head and body.” Officers examined the top floor of the apartment building and noticed an open window. Residents who lived in the building said there were safety mechanisms in place to prevent windows from opening more than a few inches…