Send Nurse Accused In Fatal Baby Abduction In Court

Reporter: Associated Press

Thursday, April 19, 2012

A nurse accused of fatally shooting a new mother and speeding away with the dying woman's infant son has quietly told a Texas judge that she understands she's facing capital murder charges.

Verna McClain made a brief court appearance Thursday. She's accused of shooting 28-year-old Kala Golden in the parking lot of a suburban Houston pediatric clinic and snatching Golden's 3-day-old son. The infant was later found safe.

The judge delayed McClain's bond hearing until Monday to give her court-appointed attorneys more time. She's being held without bond until then.

Handcuffed and wearing a pink and white striped prison uniform, McClain spoke softly and looked down during the brief hearing.

Investigators say the 30-year-old McClain had suffered a miscarriage and was reportedly desperate to find a child.

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