Woman accused of dumping preemie in trash can at church day care center pleads not guilty
PERRY, Iowa (TCN) — A 20-year-old woman accused of dumping her premature newborn in a trash can at her workplacehas pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse.
On Sept. 15, Stephanie Ubaldo — an employee at a day care center inside a church — allegedly gave birth in the bathroom and left the newborn’s body in a trash can, according to the Perry Police Department. She was taken into custody without incident and charged with first-degree murder.
According to WHO-TV, Ubaldo allegedly told detectives that she intentionally caused injuries to the baby’s face to silence it, and that there were four possible people who could be the father.
WHO-TV reports that according to an Oct. 30 district court filing, Ubaldo pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and to an additional charge of abuse of a corpse and waived her right to a speedy trial. She is scheduled to appear for a pretrial conference on Dec. 4.
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