TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A former University of Arizona student accused of trying to kill her newborn after delivering the child in a dormitory shower last year has entered a plea deal in the case.
Pima County prosecutors say 21-year-old Sarah Tatum agreed to plead guilty Tuesday to aggravated assault and child abuse with death or serious injury likely. Prosecutors say the Scottsdale woman faces between 7 years and 27½ years in prison when she's sentenced next month.
Tatum was a 19-year-old sophomore when she was arrested on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder and child abuse in late February 2009.
University police say they discovered the full-term infant inside a plastic bag at the foot of Tatum's bloody bed after responding to a call from a dorm employee. The baby boy survived and has since been adopted.
