Woman Who Killed Newborn to Be Freed

A young woman who pleaded guilty along with her college sweetheart to killing their newborn son in a motel is being released from prison eight months early, prison officials said Tuesday.

Amy Grossberg will be released today, short of her 2 1/2-year sentence because of credit for time served before her guilty plea and for good behavior, said Department of Correction spokeswoman Beth Welch.

The child’s father, Brian Peterson, was released in January after serving 18 months of a two-year sentence. He received a lighter sentence because he cooperated with authorities.