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Kansas woman faces manslaughter charge related to house fire

Published February 26, 2022 2:49 PM

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — A Johnson County woman faces charges related to a house fire that killed a baby in suburban Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas City Star reports that 28-year-old Karlie Phelps was arrested Friday on charges of involuntary manslaughter and endangering a child. She is scheduled to appear in court Monday. Television station FOX4 reports the case involves the death of an infant who died in a deadly house fire Feb. 13 in Shawnee, Kansas. Firefighters battling the flames found the child’s body inside the home. Police later arrested 28-year-old Nicholas Adam Ecker, the father of the child, on charges of with first-degree murder, aggravated arson and other crimes.

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