ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Bond has been denied for a north Georgia woman charged with fatally stabbing her newborn son hours after delivering him in her bedroom in early November.
The Athens Banner-Herald (http://bit.ly/TdC5sI ) reports a superior court judge denied bond Thursday, saying 21-year-old Cassandra Elyse Norwood might flee the state or intimidate relatives if she is released. Norwood's relatives are witnesses in the case.
Authorities say Norwood hid her pregnancy from relatives. Officials say after giving birth, Norwood used a large kitchen knife to stab the newborn and hid his body. Norwood was hospitalized for blood loss and told relatives she was having a heavy menstrual cycle. While Norwood was hospitalized, her sister found the dead infant.
Authorities say Norwood told them she stabbed the baby while trying to cut the umbilical cord.
Monday, June 17 2013 11:41 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:41:39 GMT
Sudden rains caused flash flooding in parts of the metro Atlanta area on Monday.
Sudden rains caused flash flooding in parts of the metro Atlanta area on Monday. The Georgia Department of Transportation said that northbound lanes of Interstate 75 at Forest Parkway were closed after the roadway was flooded.
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Tyler Perry is donating $50,000 to help a good Samaritan left paralyzed from the waist down after risking his life to save a young girl swept away by a creek.
Tyler Perry is donating $50,000 to help a good Samaritan left paralyzed from the waist down after risking his life to save a young girl swept away by a creek.
Monday, June 17 2013 10:48 PM EDT2013-06-18 02:48:40 GMT
The committee overseeing the new Atlanta Falcons stadium plans chose a preliminary stadium design on Monday.Back in April, a tentative agreement for the Kansas City-based 360 Architecture was approved
The committee overseeing the new Atlanta Falcons stadium plans chose a preliminary stadium design on Monday.Back in April, a tentative agreement for the Kansas City-based 360 Architecture was approved
