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" g* d5 L4 K& I4 ^Alta. mom charged in death of newborn baby girl7 S5 ^( t% h5 R0 \! U
. B _ \; U a5 YUpdated Tue. Mar. 25 2008 10:40 PM ET$ z8 H% ?& e" u/ ^3 I4 T+ w; T+ [: T
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CTV.ca News Staff
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1 u- m9 L" |, N+ Z, Y# z4 `& {* yA 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." Y7 x$ R8 R$ A3 H5 V
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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.
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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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0 J: m0 F3 ]4 E2 D7 K8 CWayne 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.4 w Q# [+ e5 y% N! v2 p! P
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Police 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.* p7 }; q* x* |/ k& }
& v; e$ d! a- s8 r3 X: {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.
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abortion is legal in canada, but this baby was born alive, this is homicide, |
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