No, seriously, WTF is wrong with people?!
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05/18/2007 07:16:48 EST
Baby Found in Freezer; Pa. Woman Charged
By JOE MANDAK
Associated Press Writer
PITTSBURGH - A woman was charged with abuse of a corpse after police found the remains of a baby in her freezer.
Police charged Christine Hutchinson, 22, of Pittsburgh, after interviewing her Thursday evening, several hours after the remains were found in her apartment.
Officers got a tip from someone who knew Hutchinson that there was "possibly a baby that was dead and was in a freezer in an apartment in Bloomfield," a working-class neighborhood several miles east of downtown, Pittsburgh police Cmdr. Thomas Stangrecki said.
Detectives found what initially appeared to be a late-term fetus in a brown bag in the freezer, police said, though it wasn't immediately clear whether the remains resulted from a miscarriage, late-term abortion or a death shortly after birth.
But later, Lt. Daniel Herrmann said the abuse of a corpse charge applies only to human beings. Under the law, he said, a fetus is not considered a human being.
An autopsy was scheduled for Friday. Police said that they did not believe the death was recent but gave no further details.
Police also questioned the woman's ex-boyfriend but said they do not believe he was the father. He was not charged.
Hutchinson was in custody awaiting arraignment late Thursday. A criminal complaint and police affidavit were not immediately released.
It was not immediately known whether Hutchinson had an attorney.
Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
05/18/2007 07:16:48 EST
Baby Found in Freezer; Pa. Woman Charged
By JOE MANDAK
Associated Press Writer
PITTSBURGH - A woman was charged with abuse of a corpse after police found the remains of a baby in her freezer.
Police charged Christine Hutchinson, 22, of Pittsburgh, after interviewing her Thursday evening, several hours after the remains were found in her apartment.
Officers got a tip from someone who knew Hutchinson that there was "possibly a baby that was dead and was in a freezer in an apartment in Bloomfield," a working-class neighborhood several miles east of downtown, Pittsburgh police Cmdr. Thomas Stangrecki said.
Detectives found what initially appeared to be a late-term fetus in a brown bag in the freezer, police said, though it wasn't immediately clear whether the remains resulted from a miscarriage, late-term abortion or a death shortly after birth.
But later, Lt. Daniel Herrmann said the abuse of a corpse charge applies only to human beings. Under the law, he said, a fetus is not considered a human being.
An autopsy was scheduled for Friday. Police said that they did not believe the death was recent but gave no further details.
Police also questioned the woman's ex-boyfriend but said they do not believe he was the father. He was not charged.
Hutchinson was in custody awaiting arraignment late Thursday. A criminal complaint and police affidavit were not immediately released.
It was not immediately known whether Hutchinson had an attorney.
Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Date: 2007-05-18 01:39 pm (UTC)I get the mourning and not letting go part, but after living with a certain someone who kept her dead pet snake in her pocket (didn't show it to folks, but definitely told people about her loss) for three days before I could convince her it was time to bury the poor thing, I'm...yeah.
It still boils down to she's not in her right mind, which still leads back to 'wtf is wrong with this person?'. Which in best case scenario, is mouring--worst case, death by negligence and not wanting to get caught at it. Which is entirely too often the case these days.
Also, this conversation is depending on her actually being the biological mother...which actually isn't mentioned in the article (and usually, realtionship is mentioned when you've got something like this going on). So it might not even be hers.