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A baby girl was still alive when she placed in an oven and baked at her grandmother's home , a coroner has revealed.
Royalty Marie Floyd's lifeless body was discovered at the house in Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA, last week.
An autopsy has since confirmed that the 20-month-old was still alive at the time of the horrific incident and established the cause of death as both stabbing and burning, say reports.
The child's grandmother, Carolyn Jones, 48, was arrested at the scene and has since been charged with first degree murder .
There is still no known motive for the alleged attack, police have said.
Speaking closer to the time , local sheriff Kevin Williams told US news site WREG : “Dark days such as these can only be brightened when justice has been served."