Girl's parents charged with aggravated murder
EUGENE, Ore. -- The mother and stepfather of a 15-year-old girl who died last week were formally indicted on charges of aggravated murder Wednesday.
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The court hearing took place a half hour before a public memorial service in Springfield, Ore., for Janette Maples.
Prosecutors contend Richard and Angela McAnulty murdered Maples and that Angela McAnulty tried to conceal evidence.
Their lawyers entered pleas of not guilty on both of their behalfs.
Maples was rushed from the family's Howard Avenue home to the hospital Dec. 9 after a 911 caller reported the girl wasn't breathing. Maples was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Few details have emerged about what investigators believe happened. In the formal language of the criminal charges, the district attorney alleges the couple "did unlawfully and recklessly cause the death, by neglect and maltreatment, of Jeanette Marie Maples ... in the course of and as a result of intentional maiming and torture of the victim."
