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Benton County woman pleads guilty in four-year-old’s death

Headline from Ozarks First

WARSAW, Mo. – Sentencing is set for December for a Benton County woman who pleaded guilty Monday to murder in the death of a 4-year-old child. Kourtney Aumen, 28, of Lincoln, admitted guilt in the abuse and dousing of a neighbor’s child in a cold pond in 2020.

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Woman pleads guilty to murder in Benton County child’s death (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman on Monday afternoon pleaded guilty to helping kill a child in Benton County. Kourtney Aumen, 27, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and first-degree assault. She will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Benton County child murder suspect set for Monday court appearance (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of helping kill a child in Benton County is set to be in court Monday afternoon. Kourtney Aumen is scheduled to appear in front of Judge Brandon Baker at 2:30 p.m. Monday.

  3. Ozarks First

    Benton County woman pleads guilty in four-year-old’s death (opens Ozarks First)

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    Ozarks First's feed description

    WARSAW, Mo. – Sentencing is set for December for a Benton County woman who pleaded guilty Monday to murder in the death of a 4-year-old child. Kourtney Aumen, 28, of Lincoln, admitted guilt in the abuse and dousing of a neighbor’s child in a cold pond in 2020.

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