Mom convicted of trying to kill baby
A woman accused of putting her baby in a plastic bag and setting the girl afloat in a lake was convicted of attempted homicide and sentenced to more than eight years in prison.
Simone Cassiano da Silva, 30, insisted she was not guilty, saying she gave her baby to homeless people because she did not have enough money to raise her.
The baby’s rescue last year was filmed by an amateur cameraman and broadcast worldwide. The footage showed rescuers using a tree branch to reach a plastic bag attached to a plank, floating in the lake.
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