Sterling Daniel Koehn, 4 months old, was found dead on Aug. 30, 2017, at his parents' Alta Vista apartment. This is not a baby who I can do CPR on, she said. The comments below have not been moderated, By UPDATE: Prosecutor: Infant died of diaper rash (Warning: graphic content). The child died from a combination of malnutrition, dehydration, and infection from E-Coli bacteria present in a diaper that may not have been changed for more than a week. Kim Theis, a person who lives in a nearby town did attend the sentencing while wearing a ribbon to honor Sterling Koehn. MOUNT PLEASANT A former Alta Vista man has been found guilty in the 2017 neglect death of his infant son. Clark told jurors he did Methamphetamine with both Koehn and Harris at their apartment. 2. "He was a relatively happy baby," she said. Associated Press He died of malnutrition, dehydration and an E. coli infection caused by being left in a maggot-infested diaper for up to two weeks. The boy's father, Zachary Koehn, already has been sentenced to life in prison . His mother, Cheyanne Harris (right), is also charged and faces a separate trial at a later date. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. (Playback ID: YOFXL3O-jhcZOA15) Learn More 0:00 / 23:00 Sign in to confirm your age This. The medical. In opening statements, Koehn's attorney said the baby's death was a tragedy, but not a crime. He was also sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars, without the possibility of parole. A court heard devastating testimony about how a four-month-old baby boy's maggot-infested body was found after he died of extreme 'diaper rash' at the start of his father's trial for murder. Harris tapped Koehns arm and said she told him they should have taken his daughter and their dog and ran, Schriever said. According to the medical examiner, evidence showed that the baby's parents had not moved . The baby was found dead in a baby swing in the back room of their apartment on Aug. 30, 2017. Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and John the Evangelist. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports 21-year-old Cheyanne Harris caused a break in her trial Wednesday at the Plymouth County Courthouse in Le Mars. According to reports, Koehn told police and medics that Harris fed the baby at 9am that morning and the child was fine. For more information, please see our Brandys testimony might be of considerable importance to prosecutors, as she is believed to be the last person outside of the immediate family that saw Sterling alive. Photos: Zachary Koehn murder case The trial was moved to Le Mars in Plymouth County from Chickasaw County because of publicity. On the stand, she remembered the four-month-old as a small child but in good health.