Schenectady Mother’s Court Hearing Delayed In 11 Month Old Daughter’s Death

A planned court hearing for 25 year old Persia Nelson, the Schenectady mother accused of murder in the March death of her 11-month-old daughter Halo Branton, was adjourned on Monday to an unspecified future date. The Daily Gazette reports she is accused of leaving Halo in a utility tunnel on the General Electric campus in Schenectady on March 9, causing the girl to die of exposure and hypothermia.