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Iowa Woman Found Guilty in Death of Infant Son Found in Swing
Jurors have found an Iowa woman guilty in the death of her infant son, whose lifeless body was found in a baby swing. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports it took the jury about four hours Wednesday to find 21-year-old Cheyanne Harris guilty of first-degree murder and child endangerment causing death. The charges stem from the death of 4-month-old Sterling Koehn,...
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Mother Stands Trial in Death of Baby Who Died of ‘Diaper Rash'
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Baby Found Dead in Swing ‘Died of Diaper Rash,' Prosecutor Says in Father's Trial
A prosecutor in the trial of an Iowa father whose infant son was found dead in a baby swing last year has told a jury the child “died of diaper rash.” Assistant Iowa Attorney General Coleman McAllister told jurors Tuesday that 4-month-old Sterling Koehn had been in the same diaper for nine to 14 days when his body was found...
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Parents Charged in Death of Infant Found Rotting in Swing
Authorities have charged an Iowa couple with murder in the death of their 4-month-old son, whose maggot-infested body was found in a baby swing in the family’s home. Twenty-year-old Cheyanne Harris and 28-year-old Zachary Koehn were arrested Wednesday on charges of child endangerment and first-degree murder in the death of their son, Sterling Koehn. Court records don’t list attorneys for...