SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Testimony began Wednesday in the trial of Persia Nelson -- the woman accused of killing her 10-month-old daughter after police found the infant inside a structure, underneath a pipe in March 2024 on the General Electric campus.

The first few witnesses took the stand on Wednesday in Schenectady County Court including the state police amber alert coordinator and a DEC forest ranger who responded to the scene on the early morning hours of March 10, 2024.

Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Christina Tremante began opening statements on Wednesday, saying this all started the night before, March 9. She described that Nelson went to a barbecue that evening with her baby Halo Branton.

An argument ensued and Nelson left with the baby. Already intoxicated from

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