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Alta. mom charged in death of newborn baby girl
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: p8 E2 G8 c$ d* d4 g" M8 tUpdated Tue. Mar. 25 2008 10:40 PM ET
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CTV.ca News Staff
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' F T2 f }: _$ P d5 t5 KA 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.
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Naomi 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.1 T5 r l& m1 _4 z3 i6 a/ E; g. B
# D. m+ i2 _- F/ aThe 20-year-old college student was granted bail Tuesday.
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$ p0 m$ J* b& F: k: K6 r9 _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.# A ?1 Y, |8 P# p
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The 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.
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+ L1 x$ t* u1 ]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.6 Y1 I) T3 a( u
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Police said the girl's body was wrapped in towels and placed in a plastic bag.
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* X/ F2 s2 {+ A" nPolice said there is a possibility more charges could be laid.
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( {( d( W6 F9 i1 H, Y" VThe charges neglecting to obtain assistance in childbirth and committing an indignity to a dead body both carry a maximum penalty of five years.9 R, R! C! n4 a
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Russell-Simpson's next court appearance is scheduled for April 8.1 L3 T& o, `2 U
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; s) X$ h4 ?, W# i. e( J0 Uabortion is legal in canada, but this baby was born alive, this is homicide, |
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