US EditionFlorida Woman Charged with Murder After Burying Dead Baby. What Happened
Investigators say Anne Demegillo watched the infant drown, then buried the body after attending class and a campus play.
- On Monday, a grand jury indicted Anne Mae Demegillo on charges of first-degree premeditated murder, aggravated child abuse, and failing to report a death; she remains in custody without bond.
- Authorities allege that on March 5, Demegillo gave birth at her Palm Coast home, watched her newborn drown in the toilet, and buried the baby in a shallow grave on Florida Park Drive.
- Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly stated digital evidence proves premeditation, noting Demegillo searched for 'newborn premature babies' and 'foods to decrease fertility'; detectives also found images of Casey Anthony on her phone.
- Defense attorney Michael Politis told WESH-TV he will argue to have Demegillo's previous bond reinstated, with an arraignment hearing scheduled for Tuesday, April 21.
- Florida's 'Safe Haven' law allows parents to anonymously surrender infants 30 days old or younger at designated locations, and Floridians can access 11 'Safe Haven Baby Boxes' across the state.
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College student accused of letting newborn drown – police reveal phone photos of ‘hated mom’ Casey Anthony
A Florida college student is behind bars after allegedly watching her newborn drown after unexpectedly giving birth in a toilet, according to police, who said they found photos of "America's most hated mom" Casey Anthony on her phone.Anne Mae Demegillo, 20, was indicted by a grand jury Monday on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and failure to report the death of a person with the intent to conceal the death or alter the ev…
According to reports, the 20-year-old gave birth to the baby she was carrying in a university toilet where she was attending classes, flushed the toilet to drown herself, and buried it in the yard of her home.
Cops Say Student, 20, Watched Baby Drown in Toilet
A Florida college student is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of her newborn in a case investigators say included apparent interest in Casey Anthony, the Florida woman acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter in 2011. Authorities in Flagler County allege 20-year-old Anne Demegillo delivered a baby girl...
Florida student accused of watching newborn drown in toilet had searched Casey Anthony case
A Florida college student accused of watching her newborn drown after giving birth in the toilet, made disturbing Google searches that investigators say prove premeditation.
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A college student accused of murdering her newborn had images of Casey Anthony on her phone, according to the Florida sheriff’s office investigating the case this week. Anne Demegillo, 20, gave birth in the early morning of March 5 in the toilet of her home in Palm Coast; watched the baby cry and drown, attended classes, worked at a play on campus and returned to bury the girl, detailed the sheriff’s officials in a press release.
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