OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has ruled prosecutors have enough evidence to try a 28-year-old Omaha woman accused of killing her 5-month-old daughter.
On Wednesday, a Douglas County judge ordered Ashley Newburn to stand trial on a charge of child abuse resulting in death. She faces life in prison if convicted.
Doctors say Justice Layton died from physical abuse injuries.
Newburn’s defense attorney, Natalie Andrews, argued Wednesday that two other adults, including Newburn’s boyfriend, were in the apartment when the baby was injured. Andrews also said Newburn’s 6-year-old daughter has accused the boyfriend of often hitting Newburn.