TAMPA, Fla. — UPDATE: Brianna Moore posted bond and is out of custody, according to court documents.
Officials also confirmed to Tampa Bay 28 she has been denied the request to move back to Mississippi and has a time frame of seven days to find a place to live locally.
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A former University of Tampa student accused of killing her newborn baby in her dorm room and placing the child in a trash can was in court Wednesday.
Brianna Moore, 21, had a bond hearing in Hillsborough County on July 15. The State Attorney's Office said the defense requested Moore's bond be lowered from $250,000 to $100,000. The judge denied the request.
Tampa Police Department (TPD) said on April 27, 2024 a call came in from campus security about a 19-year-old woman, suspected to be Moore, possibly experiencing a miscarriage after students heard a baby crying in the dorm room.
Prosecutors said an ambulance was dispatched to check on Moore, but she denied being pregnant and she told an officer the blood in the bathroom was from her period.
Police said they received another call the next day after campus security found the baby in a bag.
Moore is charged with aggravated manslaughter. Her trial is set to start Nov. 2.
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