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Batavia woman reportedly tries suicide while in Erie County jail

By Howard B. Owens

A Batavia woman awaiting trial in Erie County jail for allegedly trying to suffocate her baby tried to commit suicide, the Buffalo News reports.

Even though she was on suicide watch and reportedly under constant supervision, Marcia Mitchell, 29, somehow managed to swallow the entire contents of a bottle of aspirin.

The News reports Mitchell is in critical but stable condition at a hospital in the Buffalo area.

Mitchell is accused of trying to suffocate her baby in May 2008 while in a Buffalo-area hospital following a fire at her family's home.

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