New Jersey mom accused of setting baby afire, leaving her on road to undergo mental evaluation
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A New Jersey woman accused of setting her newborn on fire and leaving her in the middle of a street to die will undergo a mental evaluation.
According to the Burlington County Times (http://bit.ly/1dsti4Y ), a judge said at a status conference Monday that a report on 22-year-old Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier's mental state should be submitted before her next court appearance.
Dorvilier's public defender, Karen Thek, entered a not guilty plea on her client's behalf and says she's seeking an insanity defense.
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Authorities say Dorvilier doused her newborn with accelerant and set her on fire in January. The baby had third-degree burns over 60 percent of her body. She died after she was flown to a Philadelphia hospital.
The Pemberton woman remains jailed on $500,000 bail. She's due in court on July 20.
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Information from: Burlington County Times (Willingboro, N.J.), http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com