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本帖最后由 heysheep 于 2009-8-14 17:00 编辑
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Alta. mom charged in death of newborn baby girl% c4 O' K7 E' q" s/ C6 S
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Updated Tue. Mar. 25 2008 10:40 PM ET( s0 V, J* d) y! X8 I+ q2 ?% y
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CTV.ca News Staff
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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.
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+ D1 A. ~' Z9 WNaomi 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.& {! h) H* U( p ?1 o. G5 |
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The 20-year-old college student was granted bail Tuesday.# i% s: V) a( g$ r* Y2 K' V
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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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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.5 ?! Q' [. g* g% u" ^ d
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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.8 P3 U& Y+ s Y4 A
; z- t, t) f" T& k hPolice said the girl's body was wrapped in towels and placed in a plastic bag.
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6 B5 B0 S- K/ p& dPolice said there is a possibility more charges could be laid.
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The charges neglecting to obtain assistance in childbirth and committing an indignity to a dead body both carry a maximum penalty of five years.# L1 `# {/ C4 ~( y3 n/ p s( |
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Russell-Simpson's next court appearance is scheduled for April 8.) w$ j( @; d! a! h- V
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. z- |7 }; _' B& v( Fabortion is legal in canada, but this baby was born alive, this is homicide, |
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