College student accused of letting her newborn die, burying baby in yard bonds out
By Dacia Johnson & Gail Paschall-Brown
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FLAGLER COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — After originally being denied, a $250,000 bond has been granted for the 20-year-old Flagler County woman accused of giving birth at home, watching the baby die and burying it in the backyard of her family’s home.
Anne Mae Demegillo has to follow a lot of conditions, including turning over her passport, wearing a GPS monitoring device and having no contact with any minors as part of the judge’s conditions.
Flagler County Sheriff’s Detective Shannon Smith testified during the bond hearing, saying, “She left it there as she was cleaning up the blood because she was concerned that her mother would find out what had happened.”
Detective Smith added, “I did ask her, if knowing what she knew now during our interview, if she could go back 48 hours and change how she handled the outcome of this, if she would change it, she said she doesn’t believe that she would.”
The state argued for no bond, citing Demegillo as a threat to the community and a potential risk for destroying evidence.
However, Demegillo’s attorney, Michael Politis, countered by stating she poses no threat.
“There’s no diagnosable mental condition. But there is something obviously that is off… but I think as far as the community and the danger to the community I don’t think this is. This is an isolated episode,” Politis said.
Records show she bonded out Thursday afternoon. She walked out of jail around 5:30 p.m.
As Demegillo left jail, she did not respond to questions from reporters but made a quick exit.
The state attorney’s office said they expect to file more charges against Demegillo, including tampering with evidence.
Deputies went to Demegillo’s home near the intersection of Florida Park Drive and Forest Hill Drive on March 6 for a welfare check after a friend had called 911, explaining what Demegillo told them about the baby.
Chief Deputy Joe Barile of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said, “It baffles me, to be completely honest. Sometimes you can’t explain everything.”
Upon arrival, deputies say Demegillo led them to a shallow grave in the backyard. Investigators revealed that she gave birth sometime the day before and watched her child die.
The baby was a girl, weighing 3 pounds, six ounces, and measuring 18 inches long.
Demegillo then allegedly put the baby in a duffel bag in her closet so she could perform in a show at a theater, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said.
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