09-12-2011, 10:09 AM
A North Carolina woman accused of killing her disabled stepdaughter is scheduled to be arraigned in court on Monday.
Elisa Baker is charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice in the death of Zahra Baker, the 10-year-old Australian girl who had a prosthetic leg and hearing aids because of her fight with bone cancer.
Baker, 43, will be arraigned Monday on those charges.
Also, a judge plans to say where he's moving the trial. Superior Court Judge Timothy Kincaid agreed to move the trial, citing intense pretrial publicity.
A hearing in the case of a North Carolina woman accused of killing her 10-year-old disabled stepdaughter has been postponed after attorneys spoke with the judge.
Lawyers appearing in Catawba County Superior Court Monday said they had spoken with Judge Timothy Kincaid, who agreed to move the hearing to Wednesday morning. Prosecutors and defense lawyers for 43-year-old Elisa Baker wouldn't explain the reason for the delay.
Elisa Baker is charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice in the death of Zahra Baker, the 10-year-old Australian girl who had a prosthetic leg and hearing aids because of her fight with bone cancer.
Baker, 43, will be arraigned Monday on those charges.
Also, a judge plans to say where he's moving the trial. Superior Court Judge Timothy Kincaid agreed to move the trial, citing intense pretrial publicity.
A hearing in the case of a North Carolina woman accused of killing her 10-year-old disabled stepdaughter has been postponed after attorneys spoke with the judge.
Lawyers appearing in Catawba County Superior Court Monday said they had spoken with Judge Timothy Kincaid, who agreed to move the hearing to Wednesday morning. Prosecutors and defense lawyers for 43-year-old Elisa Baker wouldn't explain the reason for the delay.