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- x+ o+ |- l7 q8 l# |1 r9 ~Alta. mom charged in death of newborn baby girl& j; e( m# I+ A* n1 ?+ b
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Updated Tue. Mar. 25 2008 10:40 PM ET; c; z; F5 u+ Z0 ~, e5 [
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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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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.& `+ \0 K% T3 ~( J, o9 C
# h% F1 ^2 |* z5 UThe 20-year-old college student was granted bail Tuesday.' }2 V1 L: H9 r- R& ?4 h9 r
0 |' J4 t6 T+ |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.0 n b' b! w& O2 d3 O, M
* H) I8 n9 Q6 w& g3 B6 [3 BThe 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.1 Y3 C& [$ ?9 s C1 a1 M
# l; Z7 E+ n8 _5 v- 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.- {- t7 C8 w9 G. Z
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Police said the girl's body was wrapped in towels and placed in a plastic bag.
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( K/ _8 b0 G# e8 q9 H4 Y1 h1 c: |Police 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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+ B- b' p8 `/ j% r' WRussell-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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