New York Woman Pleads Not Guilty in Death of Newborn Found in Garbage
A New York City woman accused of leaving her newborn to die in the trash pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse.
Nausheen Rahman, 28, allegedly cut the umbilical cord of her baby daughter, who was still breathing, placed her in a plastic bag, and threw her in a garbage can outside her Staten Island residence on March 11, according to the Staten Island District Attorney’s Office and a criminal complaint.
Rahman entered her not-guilty plea on a three-count grand jury indictment before State Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Rooney in Staten Island. Rooney ordered Rahman held without bail.
A message left Friday with Rahman’s attorney, Michael Robert Rosas, was not returned. After Rahman’s arraignment in March on the criminal complaint, at which she did not enter a plea, Rosas told NBC News they would conduct their own investigation and see where it leads.
Nausheen Rahman, 28, allegedly cut the umbilical cord of her baby daughter, who was still breathing, placed her in a plastic bag, and threw her in a garbage can outside her Staten Island residence March 11, according to the Staten Island District Attorney’s Office and a criminal complaint.
Rahman entered her not-guilty plea on a three-count grand jury indictment before State Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Rooney in Staten Island. Rooney ordered Rahman held without bail.
A message left Friday with Rahman’s attorney, Michael Robert Rosas, was not returned. After Rahman’s arraignment in March on the criminal complaint, at which she did not enter a plea, Rosas told NBC News they would conduct their own investigation and see where it leads.
According to prosecutors, Rahman allegedly gave birth to her daughter inside her Staten Island home. Later, her parents took her to Staten Island University Hospital – North for vaginal bleeding, prosecutors said. At first, Rahman allegedly denied having a baby, but later admitted to giving birth and disposing of her daughter who was alive, prosecutors said.
“I want to remind the public that under the state’s Safe Haven law, a baby up to 30 days old can be left with any responsible person at a hospital, police precinct or firehouse,” Staten Island District Attorney Michael E. McMahon said in a statement.
If convicted, Rahman faces 25 years to life in prison.
Unable to Pay $100 Bail, Homeless Man Dies in New Hampshire Jail
In their last conversation, Jeffrey Pendleton told his father that he was doing well, living in New Hampshire with a woman and working at a Burger King restaurant.
About four months later, a different story unfolded. Mr. Pendleton was homeless, and on March 13 he was found dead in a jail cell in Manchester, where he was being held for a misdemeanor because he could not pay the $100 bail.
“The police told me to talk to the detective in New Hampshire,” Mr. Pendleton’s father, Joseph, said Friday from his home in Palestine, Ark. “He said they did a cell check, and found him unconscious. Then two hours later he was dead.”
His family buried him last week in Palestine, but the authorities are still investigating how the 26-year old black man who had no known health problems died so suddenly.
“They said they did not find anything wrong with the body, that he shouldn’t have been dead,” the elder Mr. Pendleton said he was told by the coroner. “What they found was a healthy 26-year old man.”
Jennie V. Duval, the deputy chief medical examiner working on his case, said Mr. Pendleton’s autopsy was inconclusive and the…..
When is this gonna end? It seems like the police are trying desperately to eradicate; kill all black people from the very place we as people of color made great, he did nothing more then be a HEALTHY 24 year old black man who could not pay his $100 bail; has ended up dead in his jail cell. Of course there’s going to be coverup from the police, there’s gonna be the RACIST keyboard gangstas saying he was a thug; questioning what did he do to get killed? Whatever the reason this human being is DEAD; spring; summer is coming and we all know it’s hunting; killing season for our Black, sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, nieces and nephews, friends….
You write #BLACKLIVESMATTER #ALLLIVESMATTER #BLUELIVESMATTER but ask yourself this do you really care about the the cause and effect of the issues that effect us all ? Are you trying to beat your belief on folks that just don’t give a damn? Who’s life REALLY matters? As you fire off that IG, tweet, Facebook post or reply about Black lives matter or an event that concerns people of color are you really thinking about making a difference in your OWN communities? Are you out advocating for our lost youths of color, are you out protesting to make your voice heard? Are you really concerned about #ALLLIVESMATTERING? I have come to the conclusion that (SOME of) a lot of us are HYPOCRITES you may be writing these button charged hashtags for your OWN amusement, some may just like to see their text written on the screen but whatever the reason you don’t really care about the events; the issues that affect the black community that in turn affects YOU! To my Black people we must learn how to build each other up; not tear each other down. MIGHTY WHITEY knows are weakness; have done a great job at exploiting that weakness but I digress the only people; persons I’m concerned about and will write a hashtag for is me, myself; I! #NOLIVESMATTERBUTMYOWN!