New York woman charged with murder after newborn found dead in garbage: prosecutors
A judge has set bail at $75,000
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A New York mom is charged with second-degree murder in the death of her newborn son who was found dead in a garbage can with a fractured skull, prosecutors said.
Andee Wright, 30, of Tonawanda, was arraigned Tuesday before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan after turning herself in, FOX 5 reported.
Prosecutors said Wright was alone when she gave birth to a son in the early morning hours of Oct. 5, 2020. She is accused of hitting the baby at least twice which fractured his skull and killed him.
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Wright’s boyfriend found her in medical distress later that morning and he called 911, prosecutors said in a news release. Investigators found the baby’s body in a garbage can in the basement of the house.
The Erie County Medical Examiner’s Officer determined that the infant died from blunt force trauma and focally penetrating trauma to his head.
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The Erie County District Attorney’s Office has requested that Wright be held without bail. Judge Eagan has set bail at $75,000.
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Wright’s lawyer has argued that she is not a flight risk because she willingly turned herself in and also has an eight-year-old child, FOX 5 reported.