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Mother Sentenced To Prison In Newborn's Death

A 30-year-old Plymouth Township woman is going to prison, convicted in the death of her newborn daughter. Emily Portellos, who is learning disabled, was sentenced Thursday on 2nd a degree murder conviction.

Police say Portellos gave birth to her child and then hid it in the trash.

Portellos went to a hospital emergency room in 2008, and despite definite signs, denied she had given birth. She then later admitted she had a baby daughter, wrapped in towels and a plastic bag, and left it in her bedroom.

Portellos faces a prison term of ten to twenty years.

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