China Arnold Facing Death Penalty for Allegedly Killing her Baby in Microwave

Jury selection began on Monday in the case against China Arnold, the 27-year-old Dayton, Ohio mother who is accused of killing her baby in a microwave.

Arnold has denied any involvement in the death of her 1-moth-old daughter, telling investigators that she had no idea how her child suffered high-heat internal injuries. A coroner’s official determined the baby must have been placed inside a microwave because there had been no burn marks on the child’s skin.

According to Arnold, she arrived home after a night of drinking and fell asleep. She said she was awoken by her daughter’s crying at 2:30 a.m. and warmed a bottle of milk in the microwave, changed her diaper and fell asleep on the sofa with her baby on her chest.

If Arnold is found guilty in the case she could face the death penalty.

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