WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Kimberly Compass was in court Wednesday, where she was sentenced by a Sedgwick County judge for the death of her 2-year-old son, Zayden Jaynesahkluah , in May 2019.
The judge sentenced Compass to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years. She was convicted of first-degree murder in May 2021.
In 2023, Compass requested a new trial because, she argued, her previous counsel was ineffective and that new evidence should be allowed into court, which the prosecution argued against.
“Ms. Compass got a fair trial. Nothing would change the outcome, and counsel has failed to distribute anything that Mick would have done that would have changed the outcome, and two, that these witnesses are not credible and not relevant to the case at hand,” prosecutor Alice Osburn said at the time.
The judge denied that request in July, court records show.
In May 2019, Zayden died from a methadone overdose in the 2300 block of S. Broadway. Methadone is a prescription used to treat opioid addiction.