DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A Dubuque woman who pleaded guilty after the death of her two-month-old has been sentenced to five years probation.

Valessa Matlock took a plea deal in March, pleading guilty to neglect or abandonment of a dependent person.

In 2023, police found her baby unresponsive and cold to the touch.

An autopsy shows the infant died from positional asphyxiation after being left swaddled in a blanket on a couch.

State prosecutors had recommended a 10-year prison sentence for Matlock.

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