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Posted: Sep 20, 2017 10:09 AMUpdated: Sep 22, 2017 2:03 PM

Hansche Waived Trial Rights

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Max Gross

The mother of a four-year-old girl that was murdered in 2015 has waived her right for a trial earlier this week on child neglect charges. Courtney Le'Ann Hansche will next appear on this matter in front of District Judge Curtis Delapp on October 17.

A jury already found Hansche's boyfriend, Michael Andrew Norbye, guilty of the murder earlier this month. Norbye was found not guilty on one count of sexual assault stemming from the same incident. 

In November of 2015 the child was taken to St. John's Hospital in Owasso where she was pronounced dead. According to the ER physician the child had shown signs of sexual abuse and the police later learned the child had been with Norbye the day before.

The medical examiner's office reported that there was evidence of severe trauma to the child's head. There was also evidence of sever burns to the child's face and shoulder. 

Norbye will face sentencing on this conviction November 7. 

 

CORRECTION:

 

In a story reported earlier in the week, Bartlesville Radio inaccurately attributed Courtney Hansche child neglect trial as a murder trial which was a trial conducted earlier in the month with boyfriend Michael Norbye. As stated in the above story, Courtney Hansche waived her right to a jury trial on child neglect charges. We failed to live up to the standards our listeners expect. And for that, we sincerely apologize.  We are internally reviewing processes so this will not happen again. 


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