Mom accused of smothering crying baby

Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2009-08-20 20:12

Story here. Excerpt:

'ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An Albuquerque woman accused of smothering her child to death had earlier been ordered to take parenting classes, but never did, according to Albuquerque police.

Stephanie Ledford, 21, is charged with child abuse resulting in death for the July 9 killing of the 8-month-old boy. She is being held at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center on a $250,000 cash or surety bond.

According to Albuquerque police, she was arrested Wednesday after a complicated investigation where she had repeatedly denied hurting the boy and at times blamed her boyfriend.
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The boy told police he saw Ledford put the pillow on the baby's face while he was going to sleep and held the pillow there until the baby stopped breathing.'

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