Woman Sentenced For Baby's Death

7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago Saturday, July 30 2011 Jul 30, 2011 Saturday, July 30, 2011 3:55:00 PM CDT July 30, 2011 in News
Source: Associated Press
By: Associated Press

KANSAS CITY (AP) - A Kansas City woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the death of a 4-month-old baby.

The Kansas City Star reported that Melissa Thompson was convicted in May of second-degree murder in the 2007 death of the baby boy she had been baby-sitting.

The baby, Jacob Mattingly, died from blunt force trauma to the head.

Thompson was sentenced Friday.

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