CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — The Cranston woman convicted in connection with her 9-month-old son's death will spend the next two years behind bars, 12 News has learned.

Katherine Castaneda, 30, was sentenced to 10 years, with two to serve, one-and-a-half on home confinement and the remainder on probation. Castenada was found guilty of manslaughter back in May.

Castaneda was taken into custody in June 2022, more than a year after her son Jason was found unresponsive inside her Lincoln Avenue home. The baby was rushed to Hasbro Children’s Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

The R.I. Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) later determined that the infant’s death was a result of maltreatment.

Prosecutors said an autopsy revealed that the boy died from a complex skull fractu

See Full Page