A 30-year-old Norfolk woman, who was suffering from postpartum depression when, after arguing with her husband in May of last year, followed him to a family home on Diamond Road in Birdsnest and drove into his vehicle several times.
At a trial Monday in Northampton Circuit Court, Shakira Cephas, of Joyner Street, admitted to misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor by putting a child in danger. The woman had five of her nine children in the vehicle with her when the incident occurred. Cephas also pleaded guilty to being drunk in public.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Jack Thornton said the three-week-old infant was unsecured and in her lap at the time of the crash. He said it was lucky that there were not catastrophic injuries. The other children, ages 11, 10, 9, and 8, were also in her SUV…