Mother will spend up to 36 years behind bars after entombing infant son

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A Charleroi woman whose infant son was found entombed in the wall of her apartment four years ago has pleaded no contest to third degree murder and child endangerment charges.

The Observer Reporter says 28-year-old Kylie Wilt likely faces 18-to-36 years in prison when she's sentenced.

Investigators say Wilt and the child's father had originally claimed the baby died of Sudden Infant Syndrome in February 2021.

Police say the two had first put the baby's body in a plastic crate at the laundry room of their old apartment, and after moving, placed the child and the crate in a wall and covered it with drywall.

While the cause of death was never determined, the autopsy showed the child did have several broken ribs while he was alive.

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