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NEWS Woman says she delivered own baby in cell after jailers accused her of faking labor
https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/inmate-gives-birth-on-floor-of-jail-cell/287-8135702Shaye Bear sits in jail with a story to tell. Her story is what really what happened five days ago when she gave birth to her son alone in an Ellis County jail cell. She was about five months pregnant at the time...
Ellis County defense attorney Melinda Peel, who is not representing Bear, says she received a call that Thursday evening from a friend of an inmate saying that Bear had been screaming for two days in pain.
The friend told Peel that jailers did not believe Bear.
About two hours after Bear gave birth, Peel says an inmate called her from the jail saying that the female inmates wanted to file a grievance but were afraid to do so....
The friend told Peel that jailers did not believe Bear.
About two hours after Bear gave birth, Peel says an inmate called her from the jail saying that the female inmates wanted to file a grievance but were afraid to do so....
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/woman-says-she-delivered-own-baby-in-cell-after-jailers-accused-her-of-faking-labor/287-556820943
