Thursday, March 18, 2010
Prison Bathroom Described As A "Slaughterhouse"
KENTUCKY...
Twenty-year-old Ashley Cox, the Corbin woman accused of murdering her newborn baby, appeared in Oldham County court Wednesday afternoon for a probable cause hearing. During the hour-long hearing, the judge heard gruesome testimony from the detective that investigated the case. Kentucky State Police Detective Todd Harwood explained what he learned from his investigation and what may have happened on Sunday, March 7, when Cox drove from Corbin, KY to LaGrange to visit her boyfriend, an inmate at the Roederer Correctional Complex. Detective Harwood said Cox was accompanied by her boyfriend's family. Witnesses told him Cox went to the restroom, complaining she did not feel well, and that after 20 minutes, the boyfriend's family checked on her. During a search of the facility, Harwood said a nurse found the 6-pound-5 ounce newborn's body in a trash can. Harwood said the infant's body was wrapped in towels soaked in blood, and her mouth was stuffed with toilet paper. Harwood said when he questioned Cox she denied being pregnant. The judge ruled there was enough evidence to send Cox's case to a grand jury. She is charged with murder and concealing the birth of an infant, and remains in the Oldham on a $2.5 million bond.
Twenty-year-old Ashley Cox, the Corbin woman accused of murdering her newborn baby, appeared in Oldham County court Wednesday afternoon for a probable cause hearing. During the hour-long hearing, the judge heard gruesome testimony from the detective that investigated the case. Kentucky State Police Detective Todd Harwood explained what he learned from his investigation and what may have happened on Sunday, March 7, when Cox drove from Corbin, KY to LaGrange to visit her boyfriend, an inmate at the Roederer Correctional Complex. Detective Harwood said Cox was accompanied by her boyfriend's family. Witnesses told him Cox went to the restroom, complaining she did not feel well, and that after 20 minutes, the boyfriend's family checked on her. During a search of the facility, Harwood said a nurse found the 6-pound-5 ounce newborn's body in a trash can. Harwood said the infant's body was wrapped in towels soaked in blood, and her mouth was stuffed with toilet paper. Harwood said when he questioned Cox she denied being pregnant. The judge ruled there was enough evidence to send Cox's case to a grand jury. She is charged with murder and concealing the birth of an infant, and remains in the Oldham on a $2.5 million bond.
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