First-Degree Murder Research Paper

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Morton Grove woman 21-year-old Xin Zeng, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder. Responders found a newborn baby boy in a plastic bag that had been tied closed with a towel wrapped around it, underneath a pile of towels in the bathroom, Yaras said. Police said Zeng is a college student and lives with her parents, who were out of the country when the baby was born. Zeng is being held in Cook County Jail on $10 million on a charge of attempted first-degree murder.
This crime makes a huge impact on the whole community, groups, and individuals. There are many safe havens in Illinois communities, for parents to drop off babies (up to 30 days old) they may not want with no questions asked. People in general do not understand what would

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