Top Story of 2012: Shorewood Teen Accused of Burying Dead Infant in Flower Bed

As the year winds down, we'll all surely look back at what we've done in 2012. Here at Shorewood Patch, we're doing the same thing with a list of the top 10 local stories of the year. 

Join us as we take a trip down memory lane. The top stories were chosen based on page views in addition to the impact they had on the community.

No. 1 — Shorewood Teen Accused of Burying Dead Infant in Flower Bed

A 16-year-old Shorewood girl faced a criminal charge in Milwaukee County Children's Court after being accused of burying her dead newborn in a shallow grave in a flower bed on the side of the family's home.

Shorewood police said the girl gave birth to a full-term baby boy in her bathtub,  stashed the infant's body in her nightstand in her bedroom for at least a week, and eventually put the body into plastic bags and placed it in a hole in the flower bed.

The teen saw one charge of concealing a corpse dismissed. 

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