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Mom accused of putting newborn in the dryer

Posted at 2:59 PM, Feb 11, 2013
and last updated 2013-02-11 14:59:52-05

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) - A mother accused of stuffing her newborn baby in a clothes dryer will face felony charges. A judge made the decision Monday morning that Angela Janecka can be prosecuted with attempted murder and felony child neglect.

Her case now moves to a grand jury.

Prosecutors said Janecka's husband found the baby tied up in a plastic bag inside the dryer of their Henrico townhouse in Sept. 2012. The newborn survived the ordeal.

Click here to read more about the case.