Ohio Cheerleader Acquitted in Murder of Newborn Baby She Buried in Yard

A file photo of former high school Cheerleader Brooke Skylar Richardson, then 19, who was charged with aggravated murder and other offences at the Warren County Courthouse in Lebanon, Ohio, on April 12, 2018. Cara Owsley/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP

Brooke Skylar Richardson, the Ohio cheerleader accused of killing her newborn baby before burying the girl in her parents’ backyard, was acquitted on murder charges on Thursday, Sept. 12, it was reported.

The Warren County jury deliberated for approximately four hours before rendering a decision on the fate of Richardson, WLWT reported.