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! l3 P9 }% ]9 M3 {6 Y$ rAlta. mom charged in death of newborn baby girl
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& s6 I4 V. c+ h2 N6 ` ]Updated Tue. Mar. 25 2008 10:40 PM ET3 ~. ~7 R0 e/ H8 P' U5 L5 a
. a+ w; y& F0 z$ |1 ~6 ACTV.ca News Staff1 `/ a3 K7 o; d; W: [ v" A, D8 J, h6 q
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A 20-year-old woman has been charged after a tenant found the dead body of a baby girl under a bed in a north-end Edmonton home last week.7 ?$ p: ^9 N. k0 m$ T @& p, [) k
( b( I0 e U( G# Q+ i NNaomi Russell-Simpson is charged with committing an indignity to a body, neglect to obtain assistance in child birth and concealing the body of a child.7 N4 ]9 M6 W+ N9 n4 S+ M
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The 20-year-old college student was granted bail Tuesday.7 c5 H9 B7 M1 d: k9 i3 [
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Police have released few details on the autopsy results, but said Tuesday the girl was born alive. The girl's death is still being labelled as suspicious and not a homicide.
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. M( ? t- G" L! t# x* }* tThe infant was found on March 19 when a man sharing a home at 69 Street and 130 Avenue, who would only identify himself as Wayne, entered the basement suite to do some laundry.& z! \! s6 N! ^% v! P& H% }* q
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Wayne said his dog began barking and eventually led him to the body. He and his girlfriend called police after they saw a small hand in the bag.+ c/ v5 K, [9 E1 O: ^" B
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Police said the girl's body was wrapped in towels and placed in a plastic bag.' q, J9 @9 n9 B" G, e( }/ _" N
& R. L- r S1 [( N. b L7 O5 MPolice said there is a possibility more charges could be laid., h. S( B* E8 L; h3 D8 t
\- m) k6 G a3 K- f% j/ ^The charges neglecting to obtain assistance in childbirth and committing an indignity to a dead body both carry a maximum penalty of five years.
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Russell-Simpson's next court appearance is scheduled for April 8./ `" P9 |* ?' c4 S
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$ {$ {5 y: @( q* i5 Xabortion is legal in canada, but this baby was born alive, this is homicide, |
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