Kansas City mother said she ‘accidentally’ put baby in the oven, killing her: Prosecutors

Mariah Thomas is charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

She told police she mistakenly placed her 1-month-old baby in an oven instead of her crib, court documents say.

The child was declared dead at the scene after emergency workers descended on a home in the Manheim Park neighborhood.

The baby had burn marks on her body and melted clothing, police say.

Prosecutors charged Adair Fish with first -degree murder and armed criminal action in her son’s death.

Her criminal case remains pending, through two years of lengthy delays.

In August , a Jackson County judge suspended proceedings following evaluations by the Missouri Department of Mental Health suggesting that Haefs lacked the capacity to proceed with the case.