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(KNZA)--A Leavenworth woman convicted of charges in the 2018 death of her 19-month-old son has been sentenced to 3 years in prison.
According to a news release from Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, 32-year-old Catherine Smith was sentenced Friday on charges of involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment and obstruction of law enforcement.
Smith pleaded guilty to the charges in January. She had originally been charged with second-degree murder.
Police were sent to Smith's house on Nov. 29, 2018, and found the baby not breathing. The baby died a few minutes later at a hospital.
Thompson said the child had a temperature of 105 degrees, and a coroner said the baby likely died of hyperthermia.
Police said the child was found in the upstairs room where the temperature was close to 100 degrees, even though thermostat downstairs had been set at 75 degrees.
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