Mom sentenced to at least 15 years in baby death

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Mom sentenced to at least 15 years in baby death

By CBS 3 Springfield News

Story Published: Nov 2, 2009 at 7:30 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 2, 2009 at 5:15 PM EST

SALEM, Mass. (AP) - A Peabody woman has been sentenced to 15 to
17 years in prison for the shaking death of her baby daughter.

Jennifer Ward could have faced up to 20 years at her sentencing
Monday in Salem Superior Court. She was convicted of involuntary
manslaughter last week.

The 39-year-old mother was arrested in December 2007 after a
grand jury indicted her for the death of her 9-month-old daughter,
Jocelyn Ward-Anderson.

The baby was allegedly shaken and slammed into something,
leaving her with a skull fracture and brain swelling that
authorities said caused her death.

Ward had lost custody of Jocelyn after a report of neglect, but
the baby was returned to her after she completed a drug treatment
and parenting education program.

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