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Mother Microwaved Her Baby- Who Does That by ima1(f): 8:56pm On Aug 29, 2008
DAYTON, Ohio - A mother was arrested on suspicion of murdering her newborn daughter by putting the baby in a microwave oven.

China Arnold, 26, was jailed Monday on a charge of aggravated murder, more than a year after she brought her dead month-old baby to a hospital. Bail was set Tuesday at $1 million.


“We have reason to believe, and we have some forensic evidence that is consistent with our belief, that a microwave oven was used in this death,” said Ken Betz, director of the Montgomery County coroner’s office.He said the evidence included high-heat internal injuries and the absence of external burn marks on the baby, Paris Talley.

Arnold was arrested soon after the baby’s death in August 2005, then was released while authorities investigated further. Betz said the case was difficult because “there is not a lot of scientific research and data on the effect of microwaves on human beings.”

The death was ruled a homicide caused by hyperthermia, or high body temperature. The absence of external burns ruled out an open flame, scalding water or a heating pad as the cause, Betz said.

Arnold’s lawyer, Jon Paul Rion, said his client had nothing to do with her child’s death and was stunned when investigators told her that a microwave might have been involved.

“China — as a mother and a person — was horrified that such an act could occur,” Rion said.

The night before the baby was taken to the hospital, Arnold and the child’s father went out for a short time and left Paris with a babysitter, Rion said. The mother didn’t sense anything out of the ordinary until the next morning, when the child was found unconscious, Rion said.

Arnold has three other children.

In 2000, a Virginia woman was sentenced to five years in prison for killing her month-old son in a microwave oven. Elizabeth Renee Otte claimed she had no memory of cramming her son in the microwave and turning on the appliance in 1999. Experts said that Otte suffered from epilepsy and that her seizures were followed by blackouts

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its just too sad
Re: Mother Microwaved Her Baby- Who Does That by iice(f): 3:11am On Aug 30, 2008
People sef undecided
Re: Mother Microwaved Her Baby- Who Does That by Akinagirl(f): 4:03am On Aug 30, 2008
How sad. sad
Re: Mother Microwaved Her Baby- Who Does That by ifyalways(f): 7:53am On Aug 30, 2008
sad.If she never wanted the baby she cud have chose not to have her at all or even put her up for adoption at most.
very sad.
Re: Mother Microwaved Her Baby- Who Does That by coolier(f): 10:41am On Aug 30, 2008
shocked
Re: Mother Microwaved Her Baby- Who Does That by MadMax1(f): 1:08pm On Aug 30, 2008
Psycho Moms. Her address isn't surprising. 75% of all clinical psychopaths are in the US. Some people are just plain evil.
Re: Mother Microwaved Her Baby- Who Does That by timbabng(m): 8:34pm On Sep 01, 2008
cruel shocked

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