She was originally charged with murder, but a lesser charge of infanticide was agreed.

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She admitted infanticide via a video link from a psychiatric unit in Milton Keynes.

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Katy Norris of Brixham, Devon, admitted infanticide via a video link from a psychiatric unit in Milton Keynes.

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The judge dismissed one count of infanticide, the intentional killing of an infant.

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Minehart also dismissed one count of infanticide, the intentional killing of an infant.

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"Infanticide has not been observed in the wild cheetahs, like it has been in lions and leopards, " said Ms Gotelli.

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Twenty cases of female infanticide, in which the mothers were punished, have been documented by a Madurai-based non-governmental organisation, the Society for Integrated Rural Development.

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Eminent feminist writer, Rajam Krishnan, one of the first to write on female infanticide in the state, said she met several mothers who were full of remorse when they told her why they had to kill their child.

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