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Judge rules mother acquitted of killing 1-year-old daughter will remain free
A Miami-Dade judge ruled that Precious Bland, 38, who was acquitted of drowning her 1-year-old daughter and attempting to murder her husband and teen daughter, will remain free. Bland’s defense claimed her actions were due to a temporary psychosis caused by Covid.
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