Court docs: Grandmother allegedly drowned hours-old grandson to "prevent family shame"

After appearing in court this afternoon, 43-year-old Beant Kaur Dhillon has plead not guilty to all charges. Beant Kaur Dhillon is scheduled to be back in court on March 13.

According to court documents, on November 12, 2018, Beant Kaur Dhillon and 23-year-old Bakhshinderpal Singh Mann allegedly found Singh's 15-year-old daughter, Mann's cousin, had given birth to a baby boy in the bathroom of their family home, located in the 5200 block of Shining Crag Avenue in Southwest Bakersfield. Dhillon allegedly admitted to police that she then drowned the baby to "prevent family shame."
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