A jury delivered a split verdict on Friday in a case involving a mother charged with abandoning her newborn child in the woods in subfreezing temperatures. The 27-year-old defendant was found guilty of reckless conduct, endangering the welfare of a child, and falsifying physical evidence. However, she was acquitted of two felony assault charges.
The defendant, who is the daughter of a Hall of Fame pitcher, visibly reacted to the not guilty verdicts in a Manchester, New Hampshire, courtroom. She testified during the trial that she was unaware of her pregnancy and believed the child had died after giving birth in a tent on Christmas night 2022.
