A mother has been jailed for killing her one-month-old daughter by putting her in a microwave.
Ka Yang, 34, was convicted of first-degree murder and
assault for putting Mirabelle Thao-Lo in the microwave for up to five
minutes in 2011.
The child suffered fatal thermal injuries, according to prosecutors.
Yang's legal representatives said she had an epileptic seizure and did not know what she was doing at the time.
She told investigators she blacked out and awoke to find the baby injured next to a space heater.
Yang has a history of seizures, but paramedics told the court she was not disoriented when they arrived at the home.
A California judge sentenced Yang to serve 26 years to life in prison.
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