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Alta. mom charged in death of newborn baby girl
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; l- h$ t) R2 J5 H% X4 U9 h" WUpdated Tue. Mar. 25 2008 10:40 PM ET
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( z+ ?8 W" a) S; ?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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& b% T$ _4 v- f# @- ~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." F4 B5 T; p+ Q: s
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The 20-year-old college student was granted bail Tuesday.
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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.( x# i- @( Z, [" U2 }4 N: `% c
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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.7 ]& H3 W+ |4 |' B
8 v3 h7 z7 O) `) w# r) JWayne 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.- f0 S. c4 K, B, X# \6 m' u. C
( V9 e" A9 C2 b; w1 PPolice said the girl's body was wrapped in towels and placed in a plastic bag.
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Police said there is a possibility more charges could be laid.2 U8 R% Z7 x6 P- ]6 Q
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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.: T- l+ i0 ~# E' o
* V( n [2 e. r. XRussell-Simpson's next court appearance is scheduled for April 8.
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abortion is legal in canada, but this baby was born alive, this is homicide, |
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