An Indiana mom left a 9-day-old infant "strapped" in a car seat for 14 hours with "no feedings, no diaper change, and no comfort or care" while she watched TV and slouched around all day.

Raeleigh Phillips, 24, of Lawrenceburg, was sentenced on Monday to six years in prison after entering a guilty plea in September for reckless homicide in the March 2024 death of her son, Emmett Phillips.

Dearborn County Superior Court Judge Sally A. McLaughlin described in her sentencing order how Phillips showed no remorse throughout the incident, including during court proceedings.

"The court gives little mitigation to defendant stating 'sorry' in court with little emotion," McLaughlin said. "The defendant violated her position of trust to her newborn child. The circumstances of the infant's death in

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