Baby in Kansas City, Missouri, dies after her mother mistakenly put her in an oven
KANSAS CITY, Feb 12: An infant in Missouri died when her mother mistakenly put her down for a nap in an oven, a prosecutor said Saturday. Mariah Thomas of Kansas City was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Court records do not yet show if Thomas has an attorney, and no phone listing for Thomas could be found. Police responded Friday afternoon to a report of an infant not breathing. A probable cause statement said responders found the child with apparent burns. The child was pronounced dead at the scene. The statement said responders were told by a witness that the mother “put the child down for a nap and accidentally placed her in the oven instead of the crib.”
The statement did not offer an explanation about how that mistake was made. “We acknowledge the gruesome nature of this tragedy and our hearts are weighted by the loss of this precious life,” Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Jean Peters Baker said in a statement. “We trust the criminal justice system to respond appropriately to these awful circumstances.” (AP)
CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger’s luggage – mummified monkeys
BOSTON, Feb 12: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveler returning from Africa – mummified monkeys.
The passenger returning from a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that the luggage contained dried fish, but an inspection at Boston Logan Airport revealed dead and dehydrated bodies of four monkeys, agents said. The traveler said he brought the monkeys into the U.S. for his own consumption, Ryan Bissette, a CPB spokesperson, said Sunday. Raw meat from wild animals, sometimes referred to as “bushmeat,” is banned in the U.S. because of the threat of disease. (AP)