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Teen Charged With Killing, Hiding Baby
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) - A teenager impregnated his younger sister, who later killed the baby and hid the body in a duffel bag in her closet, authorities said.
Prosecutors said the girl, now 16, had a sexual relationship with her brother, 19, and conceived a baby boy born at home in November. She is accused of smothering the baby.
The birth was discovered when the girl needed treatment at a hospital.
The girl has been charged in juvenile court with murder. Prosecutors are seeking to try her as an adult. The maximum sentence in juvenile court is 40 years, while in the adult system she could get life in prison.
The brother faces trial in September on incest charges and could get two to 10 years in prison. He is free on bail.
Prosecution investigator Steve Thrower said there was no evidence the brother forced the girl to have sex.
The brother's lawyer, David Barlow, declined to comment on the allegations. ``This is one of those cases where nobody wins no matter what happens,'' he said Wednesday.
06/02/04 17:35
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PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) - A teenager impregnated his younger sister, who later killed the baby and hid the body in a duffel bag in her closet, authorities said.
Prosecutors said the girl, now 16, had a sexual relationship with her brother, 19, and conceived a baby boy born at home in November. She is accused of smothering the baby.
The birth was discovered when the girl needed treatment at a hospital.
The girl has been charged in juvenile court with murder. Prosecutors are seeking to try her as an adult. The maximum sentence in juvenile court is 40 years, while in the adult system she could get life in prison.
The brother faces trial in September on incest charges and could get two to 10 years in prison. He is free on bail.
Prosecution investigator Steve Thrower said there was no evidence the brother forced the girl to have sex.
The brother's lawyer, David Barlow, declined to comment on the allegations. ``This is one of those cases where nobody wins no matter what happens,'' he said Wednesday.
06/02/04 17:35
? Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained In this news report may not be published, broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
