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5 ^. Y1 @% N$ @Updated Tue. Mar. 25 2008 10:40 PM ET
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CTV.ca News Staff1 W, T1 L) @" _. r# y( h
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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.* u# o9 m T& @! V" p x
! x' P( P8 E" d$ }/ fNaomi 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.6 A! V: K8 \: I. V9 a: h j
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The 20-year-old college student was granted bail Tuesday.2 ~3 L6 k8 R5 H" I2 P1 v/ i
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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.; B. K% |: u' ^8 y( |" o6 t5 X
2 ?3 o+ J* S$ m/ n8 J- ^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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1 }% S' `9 _( {% IWayne 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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g! O% m/ j1 P k" mPolice said the girl's body was wrapped in towels and placed in a plastic bag.
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- M7 i& i/ M0 FPolice 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.7 Y Y# W1 @$ X; `+ p Y o
! Y- M+ W* z3 Z" JRussell-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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