Qld: Woman appears on baby murder charge

AAP General News (Australia)
08-01-2008
Qld: Woman appears on baby murder charge

A 52-year-old woman's appeared in a Cairns court today charged with the murder of a
newborn baby .. whose dismembered body was found in the north Queensland city 12 years
ago.

VIOLET FLORA EVANS .. of Cairns .. has briefly appeared for mention in Cairns Magistrates Court.

The murder charge comes after police reopened a cold case following fresh information
from the public and advances in DNA technology.

The torso of the baby boy .. believed to be no more than 48 hours old .. was found
in May 1996 on the driveway of a home in Mooroobool.

AAP RTV pjo/af/crh

KEYWORD: BABY (BRISBANE)

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