An Iowa woman will hear her fate next week some two years after she allegedly murdered and discarded her newborn with the help of her father.

Megan K. Staude, 28, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in July as part of a deal with prosecutors. She was initially facing a first-degree murder charge. Now she's facing 50 years behind bars when she is sentenced on Sept. 22, per records. Her father, 67-year-old Rodney Staude, still stands accused of first-degree murder. He also has a court date on Sept. 22 with a potential trial date of Oct. 15.

Rodney Staude had issues with his competency to stand trial last year but was ruled competent in August, per local NBC affiliate WHO .

The investigation began on March 8, 2023, when the Norwalk Police Department received a call from someone concerne

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