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Brooke Skylar Richardson, now 19, is charged with aggravated murder, involuntary manslaughter, gross abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and child endangerment.
Attorneys were in court on Tuesday for a hearing before the 12th District Court of Appeals concerningwhether Richardson’s doctors should be allowed to testifyin her trial, theJournal-Newsreports. Her attorneys have argued such testimony would violate Richardson’s privacy rights.
Assistant prosecutor Kirsten Brandt alleged in court that whenRichardson found out she was pregnant, the then-18-year-old’s reaction was “extreme” and “over-the-top,” reports WLWT.
TheCincinnati Enquirerreports that prosecutors alleged that Richardson did not want to be an 18-year-old single mom with college only a few months in the future. In the months after learning of her pregnancy,Richardson didn’t return for an ultrasound, bloodwork or any other treatment, while ignoring calls from the doctor and assistants, the paper reports.
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After authorities searched the property, they discovered the child’s body in a shallow grave.
The three-judge panel hearing the appeal has 60 days to issue a decision, theJournal-Newsreports.
source: people.com
