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JOHN GARDNER/COURIER Sarah Marie Russell, 19, is charged with manslaughter and being an accessory after the fact to the murder of an infant.

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FIT TO STAND TRIAL

By KATHY BOCKUS
kathy@stcroixcourier.ca

ST. STEPHEN – A Moores Mills couple has been found fit to stand trial on charges of murder and manslaughter in connection with the discovery of the dead body of their newborn son.
Rodney Stuart Miller, 27, has elected to be tried by judge alone in Court of Queen’s bench on a charge of first-degree murder.
Sarah Marie Russell, 19, chose the same mode of trial on her charges of manslaughter and being an accessory after the fact to the murder of an infant the court is calling “Baby Russell.”
After the couple’s court appearance in St. Stephen on Tuesday, Miller’s lawyer, Joel Hansen said he would not be asking for a preliminary inquiry on his client’s behalf.
He said he is pushing for the receipt of the autopsy report.
“There’s no report yet that says the infant was alive at birth,” said Hansen. “If the child was not alive, there is no murder.”

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