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Columbus Teens Charged With Manslaughter After Baby Found Buried in Shallow Grave

Police say the pair concealed the pregnancy, with key forensic questions still unanswered.

Overview

  • Officers responding shortly after 1 p.m. on Nov. 3 to the 4000 block of Karl Road in North Linden were led to a shallow grave containing a baby girl’s body.
  • The Franklin County Coroner’s Office pronounced the infant dead at the scene, and authorities have not detailed how she died.
  • The 15-year-old mother and 17-year-old father were taken into custody and charged with involuntary manslaughter and abuse of a corpse.
  • Investigators linked the burial site to a west-side home and learned the teenagers had hidden the pregnancy, according to police.
  • A significant police presence at Columbus International High School on Karl Road was connected to the case, and officials have withheld the suspects’ names as the investigation continues.