New info suggests baby left in toilet may have been born dead
The Mississippi 16th Circuit District Attorney’s Office has dropped an initial second-degree murder charge against a woman accused of birthing her baby in a toilet and abandoning it.
Photo: First Golden Triangle baby of 2019
Magnolia Leigh Holdiness was the first baby of 2019 born at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville. She is Trevor and Courtney Holdiness’ firstborn. Due on Jan. 21, Magnolia surprised her parents with an early arrival at 3:40 a.m. Tuesday. She weighed seven pounds, eight ounces, and was 19 inches long.
Court filing: Murder suspect researched miscarriage, bought abortion medication
A Starkville woman arrested for second-degree murder in the death of her newborn researched ways to have a miscarriage before attempting to birth it, according to a new filing in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court.
Sources: Woman accused of murder left live baby in toilet
A former Starkville Police Department radio operator accused of second-degree murder of her newborn allegedly birthed the baby in a toilet and abandoned it, sources have confirmed.
Photo: OCH’s first baby of 2018
Chase Connor Shirk was the first baby of 2018 born at OCH Regional Medical Center. Born at 5:01 a.m. Monday, he weighs eight pounds, 13 ounces and is 21-1/4 inches long. Chase’s parents are Steven and Shanna Shirk.
Baby found safe in Memphis
A baby missing since Tuesday has been found safe with his grandparents in Memphis.
Phoenix graces hospital as ‘leap year’ baby
Columbus parents Becky and Derrick Andrews did not realize they had planned to induce their second child’s birth on a leap day until after the little boy was born Monday. Still, they found the news pretty exciting.
Firefighters help deliver baby at Gilmer Inn
Local firefighters helped deliver a baby girl in Gilmer Inn’s Room 101 in downtown Columbus on Tuesday.
Baby improving after 14 hours in overturned car in icy river
Police responding to a report from a fisherman about an overturned car in an icy Utah river were stunned to discover an 18-month-old girl dangling in a car seat inside, unconscious but alive.
Death penalty not sought in child death case
Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a Clay County woman charged with capital murder in the death of her infant.
Man arrested after baby left in car outside Tunica casino
Tunica County authorities say a man has been charged with child neglect after leaving his 1-year-old baby in a running vehicle while he was in a casino.
British royal couple expecting second child
The Duchess of Cambridge, wife of Prince William, is expecting her second child and being treated for severe morning sickness, royal officials said Monday.
Maine mom fights state over no-resuscitation order
A teenage mother is fighting a do-not-resuscitate order imposed on her brain-damaged daughter, saying she should be responsible for medical decisions.
Girl hoped to have been cured of HIV relapses
A Mississippi girl born with the AIDS virus and in remission for more than two years despite stopping treatment now shows signs that she still harbors HIV — and therefore is not cured.
Clay Co. woman denied bond on capital murder charge
The Clay County woman accused of giving her two-month-old a fatal dose of cough syrup has been denied bond.
Bail hearing set for West Point woman
A bail hearing has been set for a Clay County woman accused of killing her baby by giving him a lethal overdose of cough syrup.
Judge dismisses Rennie Gibbs’ depraved heart murder case
A judge has dismissed murder charges against a Columbus resident who was charged with depraved heart murder after the 2006 stillborn death of her child.
Lowndes County Circuit Court Judge Jim Kitchens issued his ruling Wednesday in the case against 24-year-old Rennie Gibbs.
Gibbs case intersects divisive, difficult issues
Rennie Gibbs’s daughter, Samiya, was a month premature when she simultaneously entered the world and left it, never taking a breath. To experts who later examined the medical record, the stillborn infant’s most likely cause of death was also the most obvious: the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck.
Slimantics: Gibbs case is about abortion, not murder
It has been 41 years since the landmark Supreme Court Roe v. Wade ruling that barred states from outlawing abortion.
Bail cut for man accused in son’s shaking death
Bail for a Vicksburg man accused of shaking his infant son to death has been lowered by more than 97 percent.