Father of baby who died in a maggot infested diaper, swing sentenced to life in prison

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NEW HAMPTON, Iowa — An Iowa man has been sentenced to life in prison for the death of his infant son who was found in a maggot-infested baby swing.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports Judge Richard Stochl on Tuesday sentenced 29-year-old Zachary Paul Koehn to the life sentence without parole, as was mandatory under state law. Koehn was earlier convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 4-month-old Sterling Koehn.

Medics called to an Alta Vista apartment in August 2017 found the infant dead in the swing in a dark, sweltering bedroom. An autopsy showed he’d died of malnutrition, dehydration and an E. coli infection caused by being left in a maggot-infested diaper for up to two weeks.

A trial for the baby’s mother, 21-year-old Cheyanne Harris, is set for January.

JohnnyJohnson11 on December 5th, 2018 at 22:19 UTC »

This fuckin piece of shit. "Changing diapers made him sick", yeah I almost throw up daily because of my kids crazy shit diapers, BUT YOU CHANGE THE FUCKIN DIAPER YOU PIECE OF FUCKIN SHIT ASSHOLE. Fuck that guy forever.

Ralphie99 on December 5th, 2018 at 19:22 UTC »

From the longer article that is linked to in the OP's article:

Koehn took the stand at trial in November and told jurors Harris was Sterling’s primary caregiver because he worked third shift driving trucks. He said he didn’t change diapers because the odor made him sick and occasionally fed Sterling but didn’t know that the baby was in distress.

The baby must have been screaming constantly. What a monster. Hopefully this guy has a very short life in prison.

kchorton2 on December 5th, 2018 at 19:14 UTC »

I don't have children but one thing that will always make me rage no matter the circumstances: a defenseless, helpless human and/or animal who is being tortured. This shit really makes my blood boil.