WAUKEE, Iowa (KCCI)— A central Iowa woman accused of killing her own child was convicted by a jury, Thursday, of 1st-Degree Murder and Child Endangerment Causing Death. 27-year-old Yemissi Keto, of Waukee, was arrested in September 2023 on charges of first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death. A 1-year-old baby was found unresponsive on Aug. 31, 2023, and pronounced dead at the scene.

Court documents say officers on the scene found several open bleach bottles and cleaning substances around the baby. Keto, the child’s mother, said she held him on the ground and poured bleach or another cleaning substance over the child’s face before suffocating him. Keto admitted she took these actions with intent to kill the baby, according to court documents.

A Sentencing date has not been announced.

Yemissi Keto