SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas woman convicted in the death of her 2-year-old son will return to court Monday, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
Judge Jeffrey Goering will hold a hearing for 27-year-old Kimberly Compass of Wichita, in her effort to get a new trial.
In May of 2021, a jury convicted Compass of first-degree felony murder after her 2-year-old son died from ingesting methadone. A Sedgwick County jury deliberated about two hours before finding Kimberly Compass guilty in the death of Zayden JayNesahkluah.
Zayden died of a methadone overdose in a Wichita motel on May 31, 2019. Prosecutors accused Compass of mishandling three bottles of methadone, which had been prescribed to help her kick a heroin habit. It remains unclear exactly how the boy got ahold of the methadone.
Her defense attorney argued throughout the trial that Compass didn't know the boy ingested the drug. Compass remains in the custody of the Sedgwick County jail.
-The Associated Press contributed to this report.