New Mexico Mother Pleads Guilty In Murder Of Her 1-Month-Old Baby
A 32-year-old New Mexico mother accused of killing her baby changed her plea to guilty Thursday, according to reports.
Kiria Milton is charged with child abuse resulting in death. Valencia County deputies arrested her in 2021 at her El Cerro Mission home.
The one-month-old boy was found dead after his mother, Kiria Milton called 911 saying she was “freaking out” and had a dead baby in her room.
When detectives got there, they say they found her baby boy with heavy bruising on his facial area, temple and forehead and dried blood around his mouth.
They say it’s clear the child had been dead for several hours.
They also found Milton’s four-year-old son hiding on his bed under the covers.
Court documents note that deputies had been out to the home exactly one week earlier when Milton had her breakdown saying she, among other things, “didn’t feel right in the head.”
It also notes that Kiria could be heard yelling at a child in the home by dispatchers and stated “she doesn’t want to hurt them.”
Milton faces life in prison. Her sentencing hearing is expected to happen in a few months.
