Mother won't face charges after baby was found in freezer
| Published: | Nov 08, 2012 11:41 AM EST |
| Updated: | Nov 08, 2012 7:30 PM EST |
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla.- A Punta Gorda mother will not face charges after a baby was found in her freezer in January.
Police say Jessica Smallwood went to the hospital with bleeding and zip ties around her umbilical cord. Detectives later found a six and a half pound fetus in the family's freezer.
The medical examiner says the baby was still born, and according to Florida law, a fetus must be born alive for homicide charges.
An autopsy did find cocaine and caffeine in the fetus' blood.
Smallwood claims she didn't know she was pregnant.
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