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* l7 x+ h- A8 J" SAlta. mom charged in death of newborn baby girl
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0 X6 ]" |- x. Q1 [9 u- O' {Updated Tue. Mar. 25 2008 10:40 PM ET
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$ X8 K8 m% F4 W& ~3 c6 z6 PCTV.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.$ M0 r- L) } n
' s# V* O* |" a, n% O/ @ vNaomi 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.4 ?' h/ n' L9 y6 V% M
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The 20-year-old college student was granted bail Tuesday.- s- X3 B8 f! }9 g
+ @: z1 m; V$ n: f& R$ V6 iPolice 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.# q$ C/ t9 N# x5 P' p8 D
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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.5 i! G8 a, }( x7 [$ [( m# P
9 A, N7 J4 Q/ I: _7 _Police said the girl's body was wrapped in towels and placed in a plastic bag.$ U/ Q8 g$ U l7 [8 ?. M
; K z, z j. E" f7 ?0 Y9 oPolice 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.! Y8 g( s/ J+ n- y. z; U, A4 F* y
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Russell-Simpson's next court appearance is scheduled for April 8.) O" f* i* V- U
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abortion is legal in canada, but this baby was born alive, this is homicide, |
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