Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Associated Press
TOLEDO
An Ohio coroner says a newborn found dead in an apartment freezer had been strangled and dunked in water.
The ruling released Tuesday also says a man and woman charged in the infant’s death were the mother and father of the child.
A landlord found the baby boy’s body in April while cleaning out a rental property in Toledo.
At the time, it wasn’t clear how the baby died.
A judge has set an August trial date for the baby’s mother.
The coroner earlier ruled the infant was born alive and lived no more than two days.
Kenisha Pruitt, 20, of Toledo is scheduled to face trial August 6 on charges of aggravated murder, corpse abuse and tampering with evidence.
She has pleaded not guilty.