Grand jury indicts mother accused of killing baby in Rising Sun

RISING SUN — A Cecil County grand jury has handed up a multi-count murder indictment against a woman accused of killing her 5-week-old baby earlier this month while intoxicated inside a Rising Sun residence, court records indicate.

The suspect — Destiny Faith Chiveral, 24, of Charlestown — is facing seven charges, including first-degree murder, second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse resulting in death of a victim under 13 years old, according to Cecil County Circuit Court records.

The grand jury handed up its indictment against Chiveral on Wednesday (Dec. 17), court records show. During the defendant’s bail review hearing on Friday, two days later, Cecil County Circuit Court Administrative Judge Brenda A. Sexton ordered that Chiveral be held without bond…

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