Authorities have charged an Iowa couple with murder in the death of their 4-month-old son, whose maggot-infested body was found in a baby swing in the family's home.

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WEBVTT IN EASTERN IOWA, A STORY THAT ISHARD TO STOMACH.AUTHORITIES FIND AMAGGOT-INFESTED BODY OF A4-MONTH OLD BOY LEFT IN A BABYSWING INSIDE HIS HOME.HIS PARENTS 20-YEAR-OLD CHEYANNEHARRIS AND 28-YEAR-OLD ZACHARYKOEHN ARE CHARGED WITH CHILDENDANGERMENT AND MURDER IN HISDEATH.IT HAPPENED IN ALTA VISTA.MEDICAL EXAMINERS SAY THE BOYWAS LEFT IN THE SWING FOR AT

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Authorities have charged an Iowa couple with murder in the death of their 4-month-old son, whose maggot-infested body was found in a baby swing in the family's home.Twenty-year-old Cheyanne Harris and 28-year-old Zachary Koehn were arrested Wednesday on charges of child endangerment and first-degree murder in the death of their son, Sterling Koehn. Court records don't list attorneys for either of them. Their preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 2. Authorities say in court records that deputies and medics called to the couple's Alta Vista apartment on Aug. 30 found Sterling dead in the swing. A medical examiner found maggots in his clothing and skin that indicated he hadn't had a diaper change, bath or been removed from the seat in over a week. Alta Vista is about 125 miles northeast of Des Moines.Copyright 2017 The Associated Press.