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Man Gets 2-7 Years In Prison For Concealing Death Of 4-Month-Old Girl

WHITE CLOUD (WWJ/AP) - A 27-year-old man has been ordered to prison for concealing the death of a 4-month-old girl whose body was found in a western Michigan crawl space.

Matthew Bradley was sentenced Monday in Newaygo County Circuit Court to spend at least two years and four months but no more than seven years in prison.

He pleaded guilty to a felony charge of concealing a death in July.

Investigators say Bradley placed Natallya Rich's body in a car seat and hid her in a cabinet of the basement crawl space in White Cloud. Police say he told them he awoke to find the baby dead and panicked. Relatives reported her missing, prompting a multi-day search.

A medical examiner's report determined the girl suffocated because of unsafe sleeping conditions.

Bradley allegedly admitted to using methamphetamine and taking Morphine and Norco tablets both before and after Natallya's death, Mlive.com reported.

"It was a very traumatic experience," Bradley told the judge on Monday. "I'm very remorseful."

Bradley will received credit for 111 days served.

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