Cheyanne Renae Harris, left, enters the courtroom prior to sentencing Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, in New Hampton, Iowa. The Iowa woman whose infant son's lifeless body was found in a baby swing has been imprisoned for life without possibility of parole. Court records say Harris was sentenced to the state-mandated penalty, and her request for a new trial was denied. The charges stem from the death of 4-month-old Sterling Koehn, whose body was found Aug. 30, 2017, in a maggot-infested diaper at an apartment in Alta Vista. (Jeff Reinitz/The Courier via AP)
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – An Iowa woman whose infant son's lifeless body was found in a baby swing has been imprisoned for life without possibility of parole.
Court records say 22-year-old Cheyanne Harris was sentenced Tuesday in New Hampton to the state-mandated penalty, and her request for a new trial was denied. A jury found her guilty Feb. 6 of first-degree murder and child endangerment causing death.
The charges stem from the death of 4-month-old Sterling Koehn, whose body was found Aug. 30, 2017, in a maggot-infested diaper at an apartment in Alta Vista. The swing was in a sweltering bedroom.
An autopsy shows he died of malnutrition, dehydration and an E. coli infection.
The baby's father, Zachary Koehn, also has been sentenced to life in prison.
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