Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
I guess babies just aren't worth anything. :((
FREEHOLD, N.J., April 15 (UPI) -- A 19-year-old New Jersey woman who
gave birth in the bathroom during her high school prom and dumped the
infant in the trash could strike a plea deal making her eligible for
parole in four years.
The Newark Star-Ledger reports Monmouth County prosecutors have
offered Melissa Drexler a deal that would allow her to plead guilty to
aggravated manslaughter, which carries a sentence of 12 to 15 years.
Drexler is charged with killing her baby boy after delivering
him in
the bathroom stall at her senior prom in Aberdeen Township last June 6.
If convicted of murder, she faces 30 years to life.
Defense attorney Steven Secare told the Star-Ledger in a recent
interview that Drexler, free on bail, stays at her Lacey Township home
unable to get a job because no one wants to hire her.
Prosecutor John Kaye said the newborn, which was born healthy
with no
defects of any kind, was placed in a small plastic bag used for
disposing sanitary napkins and then placed in a trash basket.
The infant was discovered by maintenance workers.
Kaye said that after the birth, Drexler told friends she wasn't
feeling well, ate a salad, and danced at least one dance.
One of the Drexler's classmates tells the Star-Ledger: ``She
ruined
something that was supposed to be a memorable night for a lot of people.
... She did the wrong thing, and I hate her for that.''
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