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A Sacramento County jury on Thursday found a mother guilty of second-degree murder of her 8-month-old daughter<\/a> who suffered severe burns from dangerously hot bathwater and didn\u2019t receive immediate medical care.<\/p>\n Kristina Huemann Siedlecki, 26, was convicted in the death of her daughter, Jannah Ali Abughazaleh, the Sacramento County District Attorney\u2019s Office<\/a> announced Monday in a news release.<\/p>\n The little girl died on Aug. 25, 2024, Sacramento County Coroner records show. Her death was ruled a homicide.<\/p>\n Prosecutors said Siedlecki\u2019s husband and the child\u2019s father, Hussein Ali Abughazaleh, placed Jannah in a bath with dangerously hot water, causing severe burns over more than 30 percent of her body. Siedlecki arrived home while the baby was still in the bathtub.<\/p>\n Siedlecki saw Jannah\u2019s skin turn red, then peel and blister, and the burns extended from the baby\u2019s mid-back to the back of her legs and heels, according to the District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n Despite the extent of the infant\u2019s injuries, neither parent sought medical attention in the days that followed. Prosecutors said Jannah later died from complications related to the burns.<\/p>\n Prosecutors said internet searches on Siedlecki\u2019s phone showed she understood the danger of not treating her daughter\u2019s injuries, but she avoided seeking medical treatment because she feared she would be arrested.<\/p>\n On the morning of Jannah\u2019s death, Siedlecki noticed the baby\u2019s breathing had changed. Prosecutors said Jannah became limp before becoming unresponsive.<\/p>\n Instead of calling 911, Siedlecki went on social media while her husband waited nearly 45 minutes before contacting a friend for help, according to the DA\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n Prosecutors said Siedlecki\u2019s failure to obtain medical care resulted in her daughter\u2019s death.<\/p>\n Detectives with the Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office arrested Abughazaleh, the child\u2019s 26-year-old father, along with Siedlecki on suspicion of homicide in December 2024. Abughazaleh died before he could stand trial.<\/p>\n Sacramento County coroner records show Abughazaleh died Feb. 7, 2025, and his death was ruled an accident. Jail records show Abughazaleh, who faced a murder charge in his daughter\u2019s death, was released that same day.<\/p>\n A court ordered Abughazaleh\u2019s compassionate release from jail, and he died hours later, KCRA reported<\/a>. Sheriff\u2019s officials told KCRA that Abughazaleh was taken to a hospital Jan. 26, 2025, after a medical emergency and was given a \u201cgrave prognosis\u201d by medical professionals.<\/p>\n Siedlecki has remained in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail since her Dec. 3, 2024, arrest. She was scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 23 in Sacramento Superior Court.<\/p>\n Prosecutors said Siedlecki faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in prison.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n
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