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本帖最后由 heysheep 于 2009-8-14 17:00 编辑 ' h: @$ o @! M+ ?7 H- y
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Alta. mom charged in death of newborn baby girl
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, i, O+ J+ \' a2 U6 gUpdated Tue. Mar. 25 2008 10:40 PM ET
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CTV.ca News Staff6 q0 ^) a4 J/ K9 e
$ @( M- {. ]( m6 Z: cA 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.! ^0 S3 ^: N! b. u' X4 f9 ^# p
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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.
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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.7 @8 N. r) w2 J% `+ _
/ p0 p( g2 U: KWayne 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.
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: W8 p& S( `5 U) U1 IPolice said the girl's body was wrapped in towels and placed in a plastic bag.0 H- B" Y+ x' X1 `
# e+ u: t, w# o" \) HPolice 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.
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5 @) P/ x" a! U8 e) o' @' h: l8 IRussell-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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