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& ]4 w: r5 o. w- ^3 s$ bAlta. 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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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.
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The 20-year-old college student was granted bail Tuesday.
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" {# Y, I7 q9 j2 V1 d8 wPolice 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.5 C- L: B R0 ] P7 M
% { f% @5 L& {0 JWayne 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.1 h9 \, i% o4 h+ R& \, f0 m
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Police said the girl's body was wrapped in towels and placed in a plastic bag.
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Police said there is a possibility more charges could be laid.
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, N' Q! Z" i# X' O/ F$ SThe 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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( H" i2 ?( p* f* ]$ jRussell-Simpson's next court appearance is scheduled for April 8.7 Q6 b# L$ n4 R$ _
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abortion is legal in canada, but this baby was born alive, this is homicide, |
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