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(Omaha, NE) -- An Omaha mother who gave birth on a south Omaha sidewalk earlier this year and then left the baby behind is sentenced to prison.
Investigators say on February 13th, Trinity Shakespeare gave birth to a baby boy in below-freezing temperatures near 24th and P streets. Prosecutors say Shakespeare has struggled with drug and alcohol abuse and homelessness. She's also had run-ins with the law in the past. The baby boy survived the traumatic birth.
A Douglas County judge has now sentenced Shakespeare to two years in prison, followed by 18 months probation on a felony child abuse charge. Shakespeare had pleaded no contest to the charge.