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Alta. mom charged in death of newborn baby girl
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Updated Tue. Mar. 25 2008 10:40 PM ET
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9 D: g* O. z2 I; hCTV.ca News Staff
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+ r {# F3 o( U7 B/ D9 }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.
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The 20-year-old college student was granted bail Tuesday.
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; a+ ^& o; z5 w1 gPolice 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.
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3 e- E5 }2 |) GWayne 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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9 H0 V) U0 ]6 ^: W2 p1 O, [$ g1 E5 mPolice said the girl's body was wrapped in towels and placed in a plastic bag.& @3 Y/ u. c1 V5 ?) q/ O9 S) A6 g
$ u7 s5 _# @9 mPolice said there is a possibility more charges could be laid.1 S; l+ h+ C) _: z: _* g
9 Y; I* Y- [- V; Y! AThe charges neglecting to obtain assistance in childbirth and committing an indignity to a dead body both carry a maximum penalty of five years." t5 V7 I" E' F$ V# P! w) y$ N
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Russell-Simpson's next court appearance is scheduled for April 8.
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# |% S" m t6 Y* @0 i: Vabortion is legal in canada, but this baby was born alive, this is homicide, |
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