Cheyanne Harris: Mother sentenced to life without parole after 4-month-old son found dead
A woman from Iowa was setenced to life behind bars without possibility of parole for the death of her 4-month-old son, whose maggot-infested body was found on a swing in their house.
Sterling Koehn was found lifeless and bleeding from his mouth in his sweltering bedroom on August 30, 2017 at an apartment in Alta Vista, Chickasaw County, the Daily Mail reported.
Twenty two-year-old Cheyanne Harris was seen in court showing no emotions on February 19 as she was sentenced in New Hampton to the state-mandated penalty. Her request for a new trial was also denied. It took the jurors in Plymouth County about four hours to find the woman guilty of first-degree murder and child endangerment.
None of Harris' family members were present to see the young mother being sentenced. Zachary Koehn, the child's father, was earlier sentenced to life behind bars on December 4 last year for the death.