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Kan. woman sentenced in death of her 16-month-old daughter

Abegg- photo Cowley County Sheriff
Abegg- photo Cowley County Sheriff

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — An Arkansas City woman found guilty in the death of her 16-month-old daughter has been sentenced to 18 months of probation.

KAKE-TV reports that 30-year-old Lindsey Abegg was sentenced Thursday. She had pleaded guilty to aggravated endangerment of a child in the August death of Astra Abegg. She also pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine and marijuana.

Police say that Astra Abegg was found dead at an Arkansas City apartment when emergency crews responded to a report of a medical emergency involving a child.

The cause of the child’s death is unclear. Prosecutors argued that abuse led to the child’s death.

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