NEVADA, Iowa (AP) - A judge has sentenced an Iowa man to 50 years in prison for the death of his infant daughter.
Story County Judge Timothy Finn sentenced 30-year-old Calvin C. White of Nevada to the prison term Monday after his guilty plea last month to child endangerment causing death. He admitted using pillows to suffocate his 2-month-old daughter, Salena, on Jan. 29.
She later died at a hospital.
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After suffocating his daughter, White tried to kill himself by being struck by a train, but he survived.
Following statements from his wife and the baby’s maternal grandparents, White apologized and noted he’d thrown himself in front of a train.
He told the court, “I’m really sorry.”
White could be eligible for parole after 15 years.
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