Mom microwaves baby

[myjaja]

Dayton - A mother was arrested on suspicion of murdering her newborn daughter by microwaving the baby in an oven.

China Arnold, 26, was jailed on Monday on a charge of aggravated murder, more than a year after she took her dead month-old baby to a hospital.

Bail was set on Tuesday at $1m.

Ken Betz, director of the Montgomery county coroner's office said: "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."

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.

Not much research

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 homicide 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.

Three other children

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 baby sitter, said Rion.

The mother didn't sense anything out of the ordinary until the next morning, when the child was found unconscious, said Rion.

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 was an epileptic and her seizures were followed by blackouts.

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[NuclearNed]

Ok, so the search function doesn't work.

 

[pontifex]

repost

 

[skrilla]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=52&threadid=1966831&enterthread=y

Typing microwave in the search on the left side. It was the first result I believe.

 

[sswingle]

When freezing doesnt work.....

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: skrilla
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=52&threadid=1966831&enterthread=y

Typing microwave in the search on the left side. It was the first result I believe.

Located in P&N does not count as repost.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers

Originally posted by: skrilla
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=52&threadid=1966831&enterthread=y

Typing microwave in the search on the left side. It was the first result I believe.

Located in P&N does not count as repost.

It's been reposted here too.

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers
When freezing doesnt work.....

shut up.

 

[So]

There's a YTMND about this, but I'm not going to YTMND from work.

 

[302efi]

As they say....

"YMMV"

 

[OVerLoRDI]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers
When freezing doesnt work.....

Yeah i thought this was the same thread as yesterday.. but its pretty much exactly the opposote instead of the husband freezing the baby, the mom cooked it.

 

[maziwanka]

im going to throwup

 

[Syringer]

I thought this was going go to go the food network.

 

[skrilla]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers

Originally posted by: skrilla
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=52&threadid=1966831&enterthread=y

Typing microwave in the search on the left side. It was the first result I believe.

Located in P&N does not count as repost.

I didn't say it was.

Ned said the search didn't work - so I described how I found a thread on the topic, and posted it. It seemed large enough of a thread to reference.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: Syringer
I thought this was going go to go the food network.

What did she garnish it with?

All kidding aside, I hope she gets the needle if she did it.
What a horrific way to kill someone.

 

[j00fek]

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