Ohio mom gets new trial in infant's fatal overdose

NAPOLEON, Ohio (AP) — A judge in Ohio has granted as new trial for a woman convicted in the 2007 death of her infant daughter from an overdose of painkillers and anti-anxiety medication.

The Monday ruling in Henry County in northwest Ohio came in favor of Jayme Schwenkmeyer, who was convicted in August of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in the death of 13-month-old Kamryn Gerken at her Liberty Center home.

The Northwest Signal reports that Schwenkmeyer’s attorney had argued that prosecutors failed to reveal a witness who could have implicated her live-in boyfriend in the death.

The 24-year-old Schwenkmeyer was released pending a March trial. The boyfriend also faces charges in the death and is scheduled for trial in February.