Denver Woman pleads guilty in death of 10-month-old
Amanda Lujan to be sentenced Dec. 6
Posted: 09/27/2012
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DENVER - A woman has pleaded guilty to a charge of accessory to fatal child abuse in the 2011 death her 10-month-old son.
Twenty-five-year-old Amanda Lujan entered her plea Thursday. Her sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 6.
Prosecutors say she lied about what happened when her 10-month-old son Adam Gonzales died in August 2011.
Another woman, 24-year-old Frances Garcia, pleaded guilty earlier this month to child abuse negligently causing death. Prosecutors allege she wrapped the baby in a blanket, placed him in a closet with a propped-up bottle and covered his face with a blanket to muffle his crying during the night.
Her sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 1.
It wasn't immediately clear what sentences the women face.
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