RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A North Dakota woman has pleaded not
guilty to federal charges that she killed her five-month-old baby
last summer in South Dakota.
Twenty-four-year-old Kehuanna Poitra was arrested in North Dakota and
brought back to Rapid City to face second-degree murder and felony
child abuse and neglect charges.
Authorities say Poitra's actions between July 2 and Aug. 23 were
responsible for her son's death. She was living in Wanblee at the
time.
The murder charge carries a sentence of between 30 years and
life in prison.
The Justice Department nominated Poitra and another man for the
National Crime Victims' Rights Week Special Courage Award in 2009.
She reportedly sought hospital care for a baby she found bruised
and unresponsive in another home in 2008.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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