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Mother Of Baby Found Dead At Recycling Center Due In Court

MOUNT CLEMENS (AP) - A Detroit-area woman accused of leaving her newborn baby to die in a garage is scheduled to make an initial appearance in trial court.

Angela Alexie
Angela Alexie (R) (Credit: Jon Hewett/WWJ Newsradio 950)

A judge last month said 24-year-old Angela Alexie created a high probability of death after giving birth in an Eastpointe garage and leaving the boy there in December. She has a hearing on Monday afternoon in Macomb County Circuit Court in Mount Clemens.

The body was discovered in January at a recycling center nearby in Roseville.

Alexie is charged with child abuse and murder committed during a felony. It's the equivalent of first-degree murder and carries a sentence of life in prison without parole.

Defense attorney Steve Kaplan has said the murder charge is excessive.

 

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