Woman Who Drowned Newborn in Toilet When She was 16 Seeks Early Release: Report

DANBURY, CT-- A Danbury woman who has served nine years in prison for drowning her newbors is seeking early release, according to a report on The Connecticut Law Tribune.

Panna Krom was 16 when she got pregnant, gave birth to a baby girl and drowned her in the toilet because she was afraid of her strict Cambodian parents, according to the report.

Krom is petitioning the court for clemency, which her attorney Vicki Hutchinson filed on Feb. 29, the report stated. According to the details of Krom's petition, she is a first-generation American who refused to get an abortion due to her Buddhist faith. She told the court she was not aware of the Safe Haven Law, which would have allowed her to give up the baby within 30 days of its birth.

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Krom has been serving her sentence at the York Correctional Institute in Niantic and is seeking clemency to raise awareness for the Safe Haven law.

According to the Connecticut Judicial Court's website, the Safe Haven Law allows parents of a newborn to leave their baby in a hospital, no questions asked, within 30 days. Click here to read more or call 2-1-1 for more information.

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