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http://www.democratandchronicle.com...charged-death-newborn-appears-court/82248450/Lashae Bennett, 22, pleaded not guilty Friday to an indictment charging her with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in connection to the death of her newborn baby, Brielle Bennett.
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Assistant District Attorney Kyle Rossi, who is prosecuting the case, said Bennett called 911 from her grandmother's Monica Street home about 3:30 a.m. on May 19 — about 20 minutes after the child was born — but hung up before giving dispatchers information.
She called again a short time later and complained of stomach pain, but did not mention the birth of the baby. When ambulance crews arrived Bennett allegedly did not open the door, Rossi said.
Bennett allegedly called a third time and ambulance crews were allowed inside the home where they found Bennett upstairs with the baby which was deceased, Rossi said.
The Monroe County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death was asphyxiation and Bennett is accused of "depraved indifference to human life" for allowing the child to suffocate while in her pants, Rossi said. It is alleged that the child struggled for about 30 minutes before she died, he said.
Rochester Police Major Crimes Lt. Frank Umbrino and Assistant District Attorney Meredith Vacca said the Medical Examiner's "extensive and thorough" investigation did determine the child was born healthy and actions by Bennett brought about her death.