Woman pleads guilty to killing 17-month-old child with salt

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SPARTANBURG, SC (WOLO) – An upstate woman pleaded guilty to killing her 17-month-old daughter with salt.

Spartanburg prosecutor Barry Barnette says Kemberly Martines, 25, was sentenced Wednesday (7/25) to 30 years in prison.

Emergency responders found the girl severely dehydrated on July 31st of last year. She died three days later.

Officials say Martines did it to try to convince her estranged husband to come back home.