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Woman Gets Four Years For Killing Infant Son


A central Missouri woman accused of killing her infant son and throwing his body into a pond was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a reduced charge.

Twenty-six-year-old Cassidy King of Moberly was sentenced Tuesday to four years for manslaughter in the 2011 death of her son.

Prosecutors say he was born at King’s home a few weeks before his body was found in a duffel bag floating in a pond in Higbee.

King had been charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter before being sentenced.

King also was sentenced to four years for drug trafficking, with the sentences running consecutively.

King is currently serving a seven-year sentence on drug charges in Shelby County.

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