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Maryland Mom Who Hid Dead Baby In Plastic Bag Facing Life In Prison Maryland Mom Who Hid Dead Baby In Plastic Bag Facing Life In Prison
Maryland Mom Who Hid Dead Baby In Plastic Bag Facing Life In Prison A woman from Howard County is facing life in prison for the death of her child, the Office of the Attorney General said. Moira Akers, 41, of Columbia, left her dead child in a closed plastic bag, under a blanket in a closet before being taken to the hospital in November 2018. She neglected to tell paramedics that she had just given birth and originally led on that her baby was stillborn, the office reports. However, an autopsy later revealed the infant was a healthy, full-term baby and was alive at birth. The baby's death was ruled as a homicide by asphyxiation, the office reports. …

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