Mom fatally poisoned toddler using bottle spiked with sleep meds after losing custody

HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. (TCN) — A 24-year-old woman has been sentenced to more than 31 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the fatal poisoning of her 18-month-old daughter amid a custody battle.

According to court records obtained by KSTP, first responders arrived at a home on Jan. 9 after receiving a call that a child was not breathing. De’Ali Blia Delgado, 18 months old, was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. Her mother, Maige Yang, was also found inside the home, reportedly having attempted to take her own life.

KFGO reported at the time that Yang was arrested after she was released from the hospital. According to police, she was charged with second-degree murder…

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