Iowa mother killed 5-week-old daughter after allegedly throwing her in frustration, then blamed her 2-year-old child
28-year-old Alicia Marie Ross has been charged with first degree murder and child endangerment causing death over the incident
An Iowa mother who was charged with first-degree murder over the death of her 5-week-old daughter allegedly confessed she threw the infant down in a fit of frustration, causing her to hit her head on a coffee table and sustain fatal injuries.
At around 12:45 p.m. On August 21, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from the home of 28-year-old Alicia Marie Rios saying her daughter, Lydia Rios, was having trouble breathing. According to a statement on the sheriff's office's Facebook page, deputies and medical personnel responded to the 509 Main Street residence in Elgin and transported the victim to Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital for treatment.