DAYTON, Ohio - A mother was arrested on suspicion of murdering her newborn daughter by microwaving the baby in an oven. China Arnold, 26, was jailed Monday on a charge of aggravated murder, more than a year after she brought her dead month-old baby to a hospital. Bail was set Tuesday at $1 million.

"We have reason to believe, and we have some forensic evidence that is consistent with our belief, that a microwave oven was used in this death," said Ken Betz, director of the Montgomery County coroner's office.

He said the evidence included high-heat internal injuries and the absence of external burn marks on the baby, Paris Talley.

Arnold was arrested soon after the baby's death in August 2005, then was released while authorities investigated further. Betz said the case was difficult because "there is not a lot of scientific research and data on the effect of microwaves on human beings."

The death was ruled homicide by hyperthermia, or high body temperature. The absence of external burns ruled out an open flame, scalding water or a heating pad as the cause, Betz said.

Arnold's lawyer, Jon Paul Rion, said his client had nothing to do with her child's death and was stunned when investigators told her that a microwave might have been involved.

"China - as a mother and a person - was horrified that such an act could occur," Rion said.

The night before the baby was taken to the hospital, Arnold and the child's father went out for a short time and left Paris with a baby sitter, Rion said. The mother didn't sense anything out of the ordinary until the next morning, when the child was found unconscious, Rion said.

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I have no words....

I have ZERO sympathy for lunatics like this

What's wrong with people....I just don't understand why people do such stupid things, and then try to protray as being all innocent and not understanding what they did...

Some people are just sick...I hope she gets the book thrown at her.

Dear God in Heaven. Kill the b!tch.

I have no words except....put her away ASAP

This is just [!@#$%^&*] ridiculous. What a horrible, sorry excuse for a human being.

I can't even read the article. It's way too depressing.

This makes me sick. I feel so sorry for that baby.

The more I hear about this kind of stuff, the more I learn towards forced sterilization for some men and women.

If you don't want kids, then don't have them!