Juvenile carried baby before microwave death

A BOY who testified on Tuesday in Ohio for a woman accused of killing her baby in a microwave oven said he saw another boy carry the baby into a kitchen, heard the microwave go on, and then saw the baby burned in the oven.

The boy, now aged eight, said the juvenile carried the baby into the kitchen, then took the child and ran out the back door.

On cross-examination, the boy said the sun was out when the incident occurred. However, two forensic pathologists have previously testified the baby died between 1.15am and 3.15am on August 30, 2005.

China Arnold, 28, is accused of killing month-old Paris Talley that morning.

After the boy’s testimony, defence attorneys rested their case in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.

Arnold has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder. She could face the death penalty if convicted.

Prosecutors have dismissed attempts to point the finger away from Arnold, saying a former prison mate of Arnold’s claims Arnold confessed to her and described putting the child in the microwave.

A judge declared a mistrial on February 11 in Arnold’s previous trial after he privately heard testimony from the juvenile.