LA teen charged in fatal shooting of 4-month-old boy, attempted murder of 6 othersOctober 13th, 2009 LA teen charged in fatal shooting of 4-month-oldLOS ANGELES — A 17-year-old pleaded not guilty Tuesday to fatally shooting a 4-month-old boy as he was being bottle-fed in a parked car. Alfonzo Landa is charged as an adult in the Sept.
Woman thrown off plane in Vt. for not covering up while breast-feeding in 2006 sues airlinesOctober 8th, 2009 Woman thrown off plane for breast-feeding suesMONTPELIER, Vt. — A New Mexico woman who was thrown off a plane for breast-feeding her child in 2006 is suing the three airlines involved in operating the flight.
Massachusetts woman found with baby cut from womb held on $500,000 bail in kidnap caseSeptember 16th, 2009 Woman held on $500k bail in womb-cut kidnap caseWORCESTER, Mass. — A woman accused of kidnapping a baby who had been cut from her mother's womb was ordered held on $500,000 cash bail Wednesday after she was returned to Massachusetts from New Hampshire, where she was found in a homeless shelter with the infant.
Woman found with baby cut from womb to be extradited to MassachusettsSeptember 15th, 2009 Woman to be extradited in womb-cutting kidnap caseWORCESTER, Mass. — A woman accused of kidnapping a baby girl who had been cut from her mother's womb has agreed to return to Massachusetts from New Hampshire to face charges.
NJ woman accused of repeated neglect in 2007 malnutrition death of her 25-year-old daughterAugust 27th, 2009 NJ woman's death leads to neglect charge for momGARWOOD, N.J. — New Jersey authorities say a woman is to blame for years of neglect that led to her adult daughter's death from malnutrition.
ND woman in drunken breast-feeding case ordered to jail after another run-in with policeAugust 13th, 2009 ND woman in drunken breast-feeding case jailedGRAND FORKS, N.D. — A North Dakota woman convicted of breast-feeding her 6-week-old baby while drunk is in jail after another run-in with the law.
Lawyer: Mass. woman found with baby cut from womb says she had no role in mother's killingAugust 5th, 2009 Woman found with baby denies a role in mom's deathWORCESTER, Mass. — An attorney for a Massachusetts woman accused of kidnapping a baby who had been cut from her mother's womb said his client denies any involvement in the mother's killing.
DA say woman found with baby cut from womb had convinced family, friends she was pregnantJuly 31st, 2009 Woman with baby cut from womb claimed pregnancyCONCORD, N.H. — Several people are seeking custody of a baby girl who was cut from her slain mother's womb, a prosecutor said, as the woman suspected of kidnapping the infant remains jailed.
Pa. woman charged in exchange student neglect turns self in, plans to fight chargesJuly 24th, 2009 Pa. woman to fight exchange student chargesCARBONDALE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman charged with placing foreign exchange students in filthy homes with little food has turned herself in to authorities.
Pa. woman charged with placing 5 foreign exchange students in filthy homes, short on foodJuly 23rd, 2009 Pa. woman charged in neglect of exchange studentsALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman who worked for a student exchange agency has been charged with criminal neglect for allegedly placing foreign students in filthy homes, littered with animal waste and also occupied by ex-convicts.
US residents charged with kidnapping Mexican baby girl, could face 50 years in prisonJuly 21st, 2009 US residents charged with kidnapping Mexican babyMONTERREY, Mexico — Two U.S. residents have been charged with kidnapping a 3-month-old Mexican girl and trying to smuggle her out of the country.
North Dakota woman accused of breast-feeding child while drunk pleads guilty to neglect chargeJune 24th, 2009 Woman pleads guilty in drunken breast-feeding caseGRAND FORKS, N.D. — A North Dakota woman accused of breast-feeding her 6-week-old baby while drunk has pleaded guilty to child neglect.
3 decades later, NY woman gets probation for killing newborn son whose body was in trash canJune 22nd, 2009 NY woman gets probation for newborn's 1981 deathSYRACUSE, N.Y. — A 50-year-old Syracuse, N.Y., woman will spend five years on probation for killing her newborn son and tossing his body in a park trash can nearly 30 years ago.
Mom gives birth to baby girl on LA freeway, with help of California Highway Patrol officerMay 14th, 2009 CHP officer helps deliver baby on LA freewayLOS ANGELES — A woman has given birth to a healthy baby girl — on a Los Angeles freeway. The California Highway Patrol said Wednesday that Officer DeShawn Cobbs and his partner were assisting at a highway maintenance closure on eastbound Interstate 10 late Tuesday when a car pulled into the blocked-off area requesting assistance.
Fla. woman says she crashed into boyfriend's truck with kids in car to prevent drunk drivingMay 1st, 2009 Woman claims she crashed to prevent drunk drivingROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Palm Beach County woman told police she crashed her car into her boyfriend's truck to prevent him from driving drunk.
August 25th, 2009 at 12:47 am
I heard from an expert at La Leche League that even when a mother is drunk - a harmful amount of alcohol does not reach the nursing baby. If they had given the baby a blood test, they would have found this mother did no harm to her child. This mother should have been warned, not prosecuted.