Overview
- Hepay Juma, 26, of Manchester, is charged with reckless second-degree murder in the death of her newborn daughter known as Baby Jane “Grace” Doe.
- Prosecutors described the charge as alleging conduct showing an extreme indifference to the value of human life.
- Juma waived her arraignment on Friday and will stay in custody, with a probable cause hearing scheduled for next week.
- The infant’s body was found in Pine Island Pond on March 27, 2025, and investigators believe she was placed in the water between March 25 and 27.
- Officials say the investigation remains active, the medical cause of death has not been released, and the baby’s father has been identified but not publicly named.