ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say the mother of a newborn killed in Athens told detectives she accidentally cut the infant's throat while she was trying to cut the umbilical cord.
That's according to search warrants recently filed in the case against 21-year-old Cassandra Norwood, who is being held without bond on a murder charge.
The Athens Banner-Herald reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/T42Zo1 ) the search warrants also revealed Norwood hid her pregnancy from relatives and said she was suffering from heavy menstrual bleeding when she was taken to the hospital in early November.
Authorities say Norwood delivered the baby in a bedroom and left it wrapped in a blanket with a kitchen knife before she was hospitalized.
An after-hours call to the public defender's office, which is representing Norwood, was not immediately returned.
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:39 AM EDT2013-05-19 11:39:58 GMT
Security will be tight and traffic will be messy around the Morehouse College campus today. President Barack Obama will address graduates at the college's commencement ceremony.
Security will be tight and traffic will be messy around the Morehouse College campus today. President Barack Obama will address graduates at the college's commencement ceremony, and he'll also attend a Democratic Party fundraiser while he's in Atlanta.
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:09 PM EDT2013-05-19 02:09:05 GMT
They say you can't win if you don't play, and thousands of people are. The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing is an estimated $600 million, giving many a bad case of lottery fever.
They say you can't win if you don't play, and thousands of people are. The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing is an estimated $600 million, giving many a bad case of lottery fever.
State officials are reminding drivers the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign is set to begin and could translate to fines for drivers and passengers who aren't wearing seatbelts.
State officials are reminding drivers the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign is set to begin and could translate to fines for drivers and passengers who aren't wearing seatbelts.
