VA. Grandmother Tried For Tossing 2 yr Granddaughter From 6th Floor Walkway
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A Virginia grandmother is about to go on trial on charges of fatally tossing her 2-year-old granddaughter off a sixth-level elevated walkway at a shopping center Nov. 29, several news organizations report.
Jury selection in the trial of Carmela Dela Rosa begins today, and WUSA9 television is scheduled to begin opening statements. The little girl, Angelyn Ogdoc, fell about 50 feet from the walkway and died about nine hours later. The incident took place after a family outing.
Dela Rosa has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, and her lawyer, public defender Dawn Butorac, has said Dela Rosa suffers from significant mental illness, according to the Associated Press.
Prosecutors say Dela Rosa’s actions were premeditated and that she knew what she was going.
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