An Iowa woman was found guilty for her infant’s August 2023 death. She faces life in prison at her sentencing.
Yemissi N. Keto was found guilty of Murder in the First Degree and Child Endangerment Causing Death of her son, identified identified in court documents as “DK.”
On August 31, 2023, police found an unresponsive 1-year-old boy at a Waukee home while responding to an “unknown problem” that day.
Responders tried to resuscitate the child, but he was pronounced dead on the scene.
While officers were at the residence, they noticed a “strong odor of bleach” and found several bottles of bleach and other cleaning substances around the child, the criminal complaint states. In addition, the floor where the child was found was wet.
Keto later admitted to police that she had poured cleaning products on her 1-year-old son’s face before suffocating him with her hands. The criminal complaint indicated Keto “admitted these actions were taken with the intent to kill [the child].”
Keto’s sentencing date is set for April 26, 2024.
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