Mother Pleads Guilty to Putting Newborn In Plastic Bag

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MOTHER PLEADS GUILTY TO PUTTING NEWBORN IN PLASTIC BAG

The Chicago Sun-Times

This article goes back to a case from 2007, where a newborn baby was found wrapped in a plastic bag. Alsina Shelton, 24, of Cook County, pleaded guilty to one count of both aggravated battery and aggravated assault last year, although there was no agreement reached with the prosecutors. On Wednesday, October 23^rd, Shelton pleaded guilty to the charges of placing her newborn son in a plastic bag and sealing it shut. Shelton said that she thought the infant would die within 10 minutes, but when paramedics arrived, they were able to revive the newborn on the way to the hospital. Sentencing will take place November 13^th, and Shelton is facing 3 to 7 years in prison.
This is an example of a good crime story because, not only does the headline emotionally grip the reader, it is a follow up to a previous large news story. Shelton is a local criminal, since she is from Cook County. The lede answer who, what, when, where, and why, and puts the most important information at the front of the piece. It is such a shocking crime, one that is very rare, and also is emotionally disturbing because it involves the intentional harming of a helpless newborn. The article also tells of proceedings and what will happen next, because it tells about her sentencing and possible punishment. Readers like to hear the conclusion, and how justice will be served.