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Authorities say the mother and grandfather of a newborn found dead in a ditch in Iowa have been charged with first-degree murder

(AP)- The mother and grandfather of a newborn found dead in a ditch in Iowa have been charged with first-degree murder, and court documents say they told investigators the baby was still alive when they put him in a trash bag and abandoned him. Megan K. Staude, 25, of Norfolk, told police the child was born at home on Feb. 24, according to a police affidavit. She told authorities that she put him in a box and didn't provide any care for two days before she and her father Rodney A. Staude, 6...

The mother and grandfather of a newborn found dead in a ditch in Iowa have been charged with ...

A witness texted Megan Staude, "Was the baby alive when you left him?" and she replied, "A little," the complaint says.

The babys mother allegedly confessed to police her son was alive for at least two days before she and her father placed him in a ditch.

Norfolk, IA-- A 25-year-old woman and her father have been taken into custody after the woman's newborn baby was found dead in a ditch. The discovery was made o

The mother and grandfather of a newborn found dead in a ditch in Iowa have been charged with first-degree murder, and court documents say they told

The mother and grandfather of a newborn found dead in a ditch in Iowa have been charged with first-degree murder, and court documents say they told

The mother and grandfather of a newborn found dead in a ditch in Iowa have been charged with first-degree murder, and court documents say they told investigators the baby was still alive when they put him in a trash bag and abandoned him.