SHENANGO TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Lawrence County woman charged with the murder of her newborn had all charges withdrawn in court Tuesday.
She's accused of giving birth, then leaving the baby under the crawl space of her Shenango Township home.
She's been behind bars for more than two months, charged with homicide. She was released Tuesday, at least temporarily.
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Brittany Robinson, 23, secretly gave birth to a full-term baby, according to police.
Officers arrested her Nov. 27, 2017 and she was charged with criminal homicide and abuse of a corpse.
Police say she gave birth to a healthy, 7-pound baby, who they believe was still alive when they say she wrapped it in a T-shirt and hid it in a crawlspace underneath her Shenango Township home she shares with her family.
Lawrence Cty District Attorney withdrew homicide charges against Brittany Robinson in the death of her baby. Police say she gave birth and hid the newborn in a crawl space under her home. The DA plans to re-file when lab results come back. Robinson is out of jail. @WPXI pic.twitter.com/e3Tw0ywCZL
— Amy Marcinkiewicz (@WPXIAmy) February 6, 2018
The Lawrence County District Attorney withdrew the homicide charge and told Channel 11 he is waiting on lab reports.
Since those could take several months, he did not want to risk a dismissal on this case.
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He told Channel 11 he will re-file homicide charges once he gets autopsy and lab results back. Until then, he says Robinson will remain free.
The district attorney told Channel 11 those results could take several months.
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