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Wisconsin baby sitter pleads not guilty to killing infant

By: Associated Press//May 7, 2019//

Wisconsin baby sitter pleads not guilty to killing infant

By: Associated Press//May 7, 2019//

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WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin baby sitter accused of killing a 2-month-old boy last fall has pleaded not guilty.

Twenty-nine-year-old Marissa Tietsort, of Wausau, appeared in court Monday and was silent. A judge entered the plea for her.

Authorities allege Tietsort caused the baby’s death in October, then put him in a snowsuit and car seat and returned him to his mother without telling her the child was dead.

An autopsy found the boy died from blunt-force injuries to his head. His tailbone also was broken.

Tietsort is charged with first-degree intentional homicide. She’s being held on a $500,000 bond and is to return to court on June 13 for a pre-trial conference. She faces life in prison if convicted.

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