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PENNSBORO -- A Ritchie County woman who did not resuscitate her dead baby after giving birth at home will appear before a grand jury in June.
Elizabeth Saxton, 31, 108 School Drive, Pennsboro, gave birth in the shower and claimed the baby was blue in the face and not breathing, according to a criminal complaint filed with the Ritchie County Magistrate Court.
Saxton reportedly did not try to revive the child or call 911; she wrapped the baby in a towel before placing it beside her bed, court records said.
The deceased child was found in her home following a search warrant and she is being charged with child neglect resulting in death and the concealment of a deceased human body.
A preliminary hearing scheduled for April 16 was waived and Saxton was bound over to Circuit Court; she will appear before a grand jury on June 8, according to the office of Ritchie County Prosecuting Attorney Sam Rogers.
Saxton remains at North Central Regional Jail.