In Florida, a pregnant woman named Natalia Harrel, 24, is facing second-degree murder charges for the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Gladys Borcela last summer during an argument inside an Uber vehicle.
Harrel was six weeks pregnant when she was arrested and is currently being held at the Miami-Dade Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
In an emergency filing known as a habeas corpus, Harrel’s lawyer, William Norris, argued that she should be released from jail as her fetus is innocent.
The filing also claimed that Harrel has not received adequate medical care from the prison facility as she is nearing labor in the coming weeks.
These are serious charges, and the legal system is working to ensure justice is served while considering Harrel’s pregnancy and medical needs
A lawyer for a pregnant woman, Natalia Harrel, who is facing murder charges in Florida, is arguing that she should be released from jail before her trial because her unborn child is innocent.
Harrel is accused of shooting and killing a woman during an argument inside an Uber vehicle. Her attorney, William Norris, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that the prison facility has failed to provide adequate medical care for Harrel, who is nearing labor in the upcoming weeks.
Norris argued that the unborn child has rights independent of its mother and has been deprived of due process of law in this incarceration. He believes the child and its mother should be released so they can receive proper medical treatment..
“UNBORN CHILD will be likely brought into this world on the concrete floor of the prison cell, without the aid of qualified medical physicians and paramedics, and in the presence of violent criminals,” the filing by Mr Norris stated.
“… the State has placed the UNBORN CHILD in such inherently dangerous environment by placing the UNBORN CHILD in close proximity to violent criminal offenders.”
Mr Norris also claimed that his client is not receiving a proper diet that would help her child develop. The allegations go back to Ms Harrell’s early imprisonment, with her attorney also noting in the filing that she had to endure 100-degree temperatures while being transported in a van.
A pregnant woman in Florida who is facing second-degree murder charges has requested to be released from jail pending her trial. The woman’s attorney argues that her unborn child, who is innocent of any wrongdoing, should also be released so that they can receive proper medical care.
The attorney claims that the woman has not received adequate medical care while in jail, and that her unborn child has been deprived of due process of law.
The prosecution has filed to dismiss the motion, but the woman’s attorney contends that filings on behalf of the unborn child must be made on the mother’s case. The woman faces life in prison if convicted of the charges, which stem from an argument inside an Uber vehicle last summer that resulted in the fatal shooting of another passenger.
Story could use a ton of proofreading…
A fetus has no rights except for what the woman may be able or desirous to bestow on it….
This lady should have been thinking of the fetus, if she wants it to continue on, before killing someone… if not using the fetus to get out of jail, she prolly would have aborted it,,,
The niggeRAT party has said babies have no rights
A murderer cannot be released from jail because she is pregnant ! Many criminals have given birth while in prison and the child is given to relatives or put up for adoption If the mother is in for life or the death penalty. If she really cared about the child she would not have killed someone. She can’t use her baby as an excuse to commit murder and escape prosecution . Yes she should be getting quality Cate for the unborn child and when the woman goes into labor I know she will be taken to a hospital for the birth and once she is cleared by doctor she will go back to prison , but not the child , the child will be placed with a family member or adoptive family .
the baby was there during the crime, so yes the baby needs to be in jail, also.
Oh now the dems believe that a fetus is a real live baby because it is convenient.