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Former Central Texas Prison Guard Charged In Death Of Newborn
A former prison guard was arrested Tuesday on a warrant charging capital murder in the April 2007 death of a newborn infant whose body was found in the tank of a toilet in a room at a Central Texas motel.
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(January 22, 2008)--A former prison guard accused of giving birth in a motel bathtub and stuffing the full-term baby in the back tank of the toilet was in the Falls County Jail Tuesday, charged with capital murder.
Sheriff’s deputies arrested 25-year-old Khaliliha Baucom of Lott earlier Tuesday.
Bond was set at $200,000.
She was named in a sealed indictment returned in December by the Falls County Grand Jury.
Baucom was arrested in November on a warrant charging abuse of a corpse, which is a misdemeanor, but authorities said then a capital murder charge could still be filed.
She was free on $2,500 bond on the earlier charge when she was arrested Tuesday.
Police in Marlin say Baucom gave birth by herself in a Marlin motel bathtub in April.
Then she was taken by ambulance to a hospital after she complained of bleeding and stomach pain.
She was airlifted to a Waco hospital for an emergency C-section.
When doctors discovered she had already given birth, they called the police.
Marlin officers found the baby's body in the toilet tank along with the placenta and bloody towels used to clean up the bathtub.
Child Protective Services initially took custody of her three children, but they have since been living with their fathers.
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Unfortunately the news does not give the whole story. The mother almost died giving birth to this baby. She had to numerous transfusions to save her life. She doesnt remember what happened and the father was there as well. Maybe he put the baby in the toilet. After all she was airlifted to Waco from another hospital. Like I said she almost died, you don't know the whole story.
You folks are so Godly and pure but let's hope you or your family are never in this situation! There are a lot of innocent folks in prison today. A few were recently released after DNA tests excluded them.
first off, none of us know this person...so how can we be so quick to judge her and say give her the death penalty. we are all humans not GOD. only GOD knows the truth it's up to GOD to decide not you or you. For, it is his will.
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