Judge Dismisses Murder Charge Against California Mother After Stillbirth
The woman, Chelsea Becker, had consumed methamphetamine beforehand, the authorities said.
A California judge has dismissed a murder case against Chelsea Becker, who, the authorities said, delivered a stillborn child after consuming methamphetamine while pregnant.Credit.Hanford Police Department, via Associated Press
Published May 20, 2021Updated May 21, 2021, 12:11 a.m. ET
A California judge on Thursday dismissed a murder charge against a woman who delivered a stillborn child in 2019 after consuming methamphetamine.
Judge Robert Shane Burns of Kings County Superior Court dismissed the charge because prosecutors had failed to present sufficient evidence that the woman, Chelsea Becker, had ingested drugs with the knowledge and intent that doing so could cause a stillbirth, according to Jacqueline Goodman, a lawyer for Ms. Becker.
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