34-year-old mother killed her 1-month-old baby, imprisoned for life

California: A 34-year-old mother has been sentenced to life imprison after killing her 1-month-old daughter. The California judge imposed the 26-years-to-life sentence Friday on Ka Yang. The lady convicted of first-degree murder and assault for putting Mirabelle Thao-Lo in the microwave for up to five minutes.

Prosecutors say the child had fatal thermal injuries.

Investigators found the infant's pacifier in the microwave at their Sacramento-area home.

Yang's attorney says her client had an epileptic seizure and didn't know what she was doing.

She has a history of seizures, but paramedics say she wasn't disoriented when they arrived.

She told investigators she blacked out and awoke to find the baby injured next to a space heater.