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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
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4 g# M* a$ o/ ?0 YUpdated Tue. Mar. 25 2008 10:40 PM ET8 G# `5 O8 }8 T v( I/ i) b
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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.' O+ J. O. k4 }/ k; h
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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.' V) m6 Z1 n' N/ A+ f; K& R
+ r' E- \8 `: W% o: |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.7 [' w/ T& D$ w; e
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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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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.
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Police said the girl's body was wrapped in towels and placed in a plastic bag.& ^2 }$ G6 \+ B( b+ V$ U9 q
5 c1 d+ {1 ?' u5 Z, vPolice said there is a possibility more charges could be laid.* K( d/ b$ ^; _3 Y n! q' [
; f. L7 e6 A& p2 O- j2 C- AThe charges neglecting to obtain assistance in childbirth and committing an indignity to a dead body both carry a maximum penalty of five years.# d( X& g2 u5 Z9 ?' r5 y
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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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