BARABOO, Wis. (AP) - A Sauk County woman who authorities say buried her infant that died during birth in her family’s yard has pleaded guilty to concealing the death of a child.
The Wisconsin State Journal (https://bit.ly/1L21Ozi ) reports 33-year-old Brenda Bomstein of Lake Delton pleaded guilty Friday. Online court records say a sentencing hearing is scheduled for October.
A criminal complaint says Bomstein told investigators she gave birth in a bathtub at her parents’ home in Baraboo in October 2010, after learning about water births on cable TV. Prosecutors say she left the newborn in the tub to find a turkey baster to clear its airway, and the infant appeared to have died when she returned.
In May, authorities found the remains of a newborn in the backyard of a Baraboo trailer home after getting an anonymous tip.
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Information from: Wisconsin State Journal, https://www.madison.com/wsj
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