Judge denies competency evaluation for Iowa mother accused of killing newborn

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Taylor Blaha and Brandon Thoma are charged with first-degree murder in the November 2022 death of their newborn daughter. They are accused of drowning the baby in their bathtub shortly after the child was born. Thoma is also charged with abuse of a corpse for allegedly disposing of the baby's body. Law enforcement officials have not yet been able to find the child's remains.

Published 4 months ago · Fort Dodge, United States

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Judge denies competency evaluation for Iowa mother accused of killing newborn

A judge on Friday denied a competency evaluation for the Fort Dodge woman charged with killing her newborn.

4 months ago·Des Moines, United States

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Judge denies competency evaluation for Iowa mom accused of killing newborn

24-year-old Taylor Blaha and 31-year-old Brandon Thoma were charged with first-degree murder in December.

4 months ago·Cedar Rapids, United States

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Blaha’s murder trial will be delayed, judge denies competency evaluation

FORT DODGE, Iowa – The trial for one of the Fort Dodge parents accused of drowning her newborn daughter in a bathtub will be delayed. Taylor Blaha Friday morning, the judge in Taylor Blaha’s murder case issued a ruling denying the request for a competency evaluation that had been made last week. Blaha and her attorney also submitted waivers of speedy trial. In the ruling, District Court Judge Christopher Polking said circumstances had changed …

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