Woman charged with murder of her newborn

Published 9:56 pm Friday, February 2, 2018

(AP) — A woman has been charged with second-degree murder for the death of her newborn child.

The Commercial Dispatch reports 32-year-old Latice Fisher turned herself in and was arraigned Wednesday. She was indicted on Jan. 5 for her baby’s April 2017 death.

Oktibbeha County Corner Michael Hunt says Fisher tried to deliver the baby at home, but the child was then taken to a hospital while in cardiac arrest and pronounced dead. Hunt says the body was sent to a state crime lab last year, but he hasn’t reviewed the case since because he was unaware of Fisher’s indictment.

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Fisher’s next court date is April 23. She could face life in prison or 20 to 40 years in prison if convicted.