WATERLOO, Iowa (Court TV) — An Iowa woman who pleaded guilty to murdering her infant son and discarding his body in a ditch faces sentencing Monday.

This mugshot provided by Warren County Jail on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Indianola, Iowa, shows Megan Staude. The mother and grandfather of a newborn found dead in a ditch in Iowa have been charged with first-degree murder, and court documents say they told investigators the baby was still alive when they put him in a trash bag and abandoned him. (Warren County Jail via AP)

In July, Megan Staude pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of an infant boy police say she delivered at home in February 2023. The infant’s body was found near a trash bag in a ditch more than two weeks later.

An investigative report reviewed by Court TV revea

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