Charges upgraded to murder in 2017 death of Missouri boy

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CRANE, Mo. (AP) – Prosecutors have upgraded charges against a southwest
Missouri woman whose baby died last September.

Stone County authorities say 18-year-old Dakota Moore, of Crane, is charged
with first-degree murder, child abuse and neglect in the death of her
9-month-old son.

KYTV reports Crane was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter after
the baby died. The charges were upgraded after a medical examiner reviewed the
autopsy reports and other evidence and determined that the boy died from
suffocation and was a homicide.

Prosecutors say the evidence indicated the child also suffered abuse.

Investigators say Moore initially admitted she kicked her son in the head but
said she didn’t mean to kill him.

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