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4 l7 B& A; A; P- ~2 L8 v( ]Alta. mom charged in death of newborn baby girl
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Updated Tue. Mar. 25 2008 10:40 PM ET7 }" h+ r2 k) p2 B
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CTV.ca News Staff
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$ K8 t9 V# ^9 [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.' |2 b$ r4 L. r% g- U
% c3 W- q1 z1 l; n S; n2 ONaomi 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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2 w4 f: C' p3 ~, p% H5 P/ ?The 20-year-old college student was granted bail Tuesday.
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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.
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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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; ~" h$ d& S9 v3 D8 S2 b- VWayne 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.& r+ X2 E; f1 O& p
/ K% f7 [5 D% lPolice 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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The charges neglecting to obtain assistance in childbirth and committing an indignity to a dead body both carry a maximum penalty of five years.: F1 U3 c# k& |7 j5 o( }
3 V. U- v' i# |. U+ j( g* @9 D" CRussell-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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