Mother charged in daughter's death

Thursday, June 13, 2019 ~ Updated 4:02 PM

BENTON, Mo. -- The mother of a 2-year-old girl who died Saturday, allegedly at the hands of the mother's live-in boyfriend, has been arrested and charged in connection with the child's death and injuries sustained by another of her children.

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