An Iowa woman and her father are each heading to prison for decades for murdering and discarding her newborn baby along a snowy road.

Megan K. Staude, 28, and Rodney Staude, 67, were both sentenced to half a century behind bars on Monday. Megan Staude pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in July, while her father entered a guilty plea to the same charge on Monday. Prosecutor Douglas Eichholz said the baby boy was "discarded in a ditch like trash" by the Staudes. He also noted that family members tried to help the expectant mother, but that fell on deaf ears.

"The saddest part about this is Megan knew the options that were available to her," Eichholz told the court. "She knew about the Safe Haven law, but she didn't take advantage of it. That's what makes this case senseless."

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