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: y; N- B K3 Y4 O+ D' e2 \Alta. mom charged in death of newborn baby girl
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" R' r( G( F- l, hUpdated Tue. Mar. 25 2008 10:40 PM ET% A! G4 _( k/ q, `
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* L! D( ]7 o( A O. p" T' S% uA 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.6 |; H- t2 @# t; {5 O2 z( h
7 P9 @4 y1 E2 yNaomi 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.5 B* L4 Q& p" o9 Q
* z" O+ d3 A0 X: _: J0 r: `The 20-year-old college student was granted bail Tuesday.
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( X/ \8 f" r$ Z6 ?! @' OPolice 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.& n; R W- M* J" v$ {5 v
j/ h7 f% `) ]4 `% M$ E6 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.
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' A" e6 S. K# F* l" sPolice said the girl's body was wrapped in towels and placed in a plastic bag.
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$ G& w8 R% x; D: K: ~Police said there is a possibility more charges could be laid.6 w2 }' k' G. I# L/ K
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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.
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Russell-Simpson's next court appearance is scheduled for April 8.0 T K% \& k W& _% X' S
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abortion is legal in canada, but this baby was born alive, this is homicide, |
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