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Woman gets life in prison for death of baby found buried in concrete

Krystal Scroggs
Krystal Scroggs
HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A Pleasant Hill woman faces life in prison in the death of her infant, whose body was found encased in concrete.

Krystal Scroggs was sentenced Tuesday. She pleaded guilty in April to second-degree murder after authorities said she didn’t seek medical attention after giving birth in 2013.

She also was convicted of abandonment of a corpse and endangering the welfare of a child.

Authorities said the infant was born with methamphetamine in its system and that Scroggs’ failure to take the baby to a hospital or call 911 was the cause of the baby’s death.

Prosecutors also say the infant’s body was found in a plastic tub filled with concrete.

Scroggs’ attorney, John Picerno, says he’s filed a notice of appeal.

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