SKOWHEGAN (AP) — The parents of a Maine woman serving prison time for manslaughter in the death of her newborn son are seeking court-ordered rights to visit her 3-year-old daughter.
The Morning Sentinel reported (http://bit.ly/2nDLZs9 ) 21-year-old Kayla Stewart appeared in court Monday for a petition for grandparents’ rights filed by her adoptive parents. They are seeking legal visitation privileges under the state’s Grandparents’ Visitation Act.
Stewart was charged with murder after authorities discovered the body of her infant son in a garage in Fairfield in January 2016. She pleaded guilty in January to manslaughter under an agreement in which prosecutors dropped the murder charge. She was sentenced to nine years behind bars.
Her daughter currently lives with her father. Stewart’s lawyer says her client is not opposed to visitation by her parents.
Kayla Stewart
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