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An Ohio mother has learned her fate after leaving her baby unsupervised with her boyfriend's "aggressive" pitbull, who then mauled the baby to death

Alyssa Smith was handed down the maximum sentence of three years in prison for the April 2024 death of 6-month-old Royal Bates

Smith's boyfriend and father of her baby is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter

An Ohio mother has learned her fate after her baby was left unsupervised and then mauled to death by her boyfriend’s pit bull.

Alyssa Smith was sentenced to the maximum of three years in prison following her conviction on a third-degree felony child endangerment charge, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Friday, Oct. 17.

Prosecutors said in a statement that Smith left

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