RAVENNA, Ohio — A woman has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a newborn whose body was found inside a trash bag at a college dormitory outside Cleveland.
Breyona Reddick, 21, of Cleveland, entered her plea Friday as part of a deal with Portage County prosecutors, who agreed to dismiss several other counts including aggravated murder, child endangerment and tampering with evidence,
Reddick's trial was due to start April 19. She now faces up to 11 years in prison when she's sentenced later this year.
The newborn’s body was found in October 2019 inside a trash bag that had been left in a dormitory restroom at Hiram College, a small liberal arts school. The Portage County coroner has said the child was a boy and was born full-term, but prosecutors said defense lawyers were expected to argue at trial that the child was stillborn.
Hiram College officials have said Reddick had been a student at the school but was not enrolled when her baby was found.
Hiram is roughly 42 miles southeast of downtown Cleveland.
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