Mother faces headless baby charge

A 25-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder after a prematurely born baby boy was found decapitated in her US trailer home.

Laura Lynn Hickey was arrested after a week-long investigation, police in Washington state said.

A pathologist concluded the 21-week baby was alive at birth but “suffered fatal injuries by decapitation,” said Officer John Panco.