LEBANON, Ohio (AP) - Attorneys say they are ready for trial in the case of a former high school cheerleader charged with killing and burying her newborn daughter in southwest Ohio.
The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports prosecutors and defense attorneys for 19-year-old Brooke Skylar Richardson said Monday that the trial scheduled next Monday can proceed.
Richardson was charged with aggravated murder, evidence-tampering, corpse abuse and other counts after her baby’s remains were found in July in Carlisle, a village about 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Cincinnati. She has pleaded not guilty.
The Warren County prosecutor has alleged that Richardson buried her full-term baby outside her family’s home shortly after giving birth in May.
Judge Donald Oda said Monday there have been plea discussions, but there is no offer on the table.
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Information from: MIDDLETOWN: Hamilton-Middletown Journal News , http://www.journal-news.com
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