A Sun Prairie mother was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for her role in the starving death of her 3-week-old son in 2024.
Taryn L. Strait, 22, and her former partner, De’Varius D. Keys, 27, have both pleaded guilty to felony neglect in the death of their son, Dev’Kumar on Feb. 1, 2024. Keys is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
An investigation found the couple fed the newborn mostly almond milk and failed to take him to multiple medical appointments. An autopsy conducted the day after his death found the child weighed 5 pounds, 4 ounces and had lost nearly a pound and a half since his Jan. 9 birth, and had sunken eyes and no food in his system.
On Wednesday, Dane County Assistant District Attorney Will Davis said that when you become a parent, “you put your own needs second.”…