 0 Family defends SC woman accused of putting 4-day-old son in refrigerator 
 
 CHESTER, S.C. - Angela Renee Blackwell walked into court Tuesday with her hands cuffed in front of her. She is charged with homicide by child abuse, and it will be up to a circuit court judge to determine if she can be released from jail on bond. Sprouse said he didn't know if Blackwell had an attorney. Police Say Blackwell Put Her Son In A Refrigerator 
 
 Authorities say Blackwell was at her Rose Street home on Feb. 27, where she put the 4-day-old baby, William David Lewis, in the refrigerator, shut the door and left him there for several hours, according to the Associated Press. Around 8:26 a.m., Blackwell sought medical attention for the child, according to WBTV. Chief Deputy Robert Sprouse says 27-year-old Angela Blackwell was expected to have a bond hearing at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Chester County jail. The Infant Died Because of ‘Extreme Indifference to Human Life,’ Authorities Say 
 
 The warrant, WBTV reports, states the death of the 4-day-old child “occurred under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to human life.” 
 
 The Chester County Coroner Terry Tinker said the boy died from hypothermia with asphyxiation from being placed in the cold, according to the AP. Blackwell’s Supporters Say She Isn’t Guilty of Killing the Boy 
 
 Tweets by WCNC’s Savanna Levins and Fox46’s Yolian Ortiz indicate Blackwell’s family — the boy’s father and Blackwell’s father-in-law — believe she’s innocent. The baby's father and grandfather say Angela Blackwell, accused of killing her baby by putting him in the fridge, is innocent. Blackwell Was Denied Bond & Appeared With a Public Defender 
 
 Blackwell appeared in court Tuesday in front of a magistrate judge who cannot set a bond on a murder charge, a number of reports stated. In this Aug. 23, 2016 file video, a magistrate could not set bond due to the level of the charge, and Blackwell will go before a circuit court judge in November. pic.twitter.com/4S4yvysl1V — Greg Suskin (@GSuskinWSOC9) August 23, 2016 
 
 According to Amy Cowman of WCCB, Blackwell had a public defender at the hearing and is being held without bond.
– A 27-year-old South Carolina mother of a toddler has been accused of killing her 4-day-old newborn by putting him in the refrigerator for three hours, where he suffered hypothermia with asphyxiation, reports the Rock Hill Herald. After a lengthy investigation over the February incident, authorities arrested Angela Blackwell on Monday and charged her with homicide by child abuse for her "extreme indifference to human life." Her older son has been removed from her care, though the child's father, Jeff Lewis, contends that his common-law wife, who he says is mentally disabled, is not responsible. "She’s always good to the kids," adds Lewis' father, who got to hold his grandchild for a couple hours in the first days of baby William's short life. The magistrate was not allowed to set bond because Blackwell's charge carries a sentence of up to life in prison, so she remains in custody until a November bond hearing before a circuit court judge. Records show that Lewis, who is 35, has been convicted of shoplifting and larceny dating back to 2005 and spent more than two years in prison, reports ABC News. An image of Lewis with Blackwell in 2012 on Heavy.com shows him with several tattoos, including what appears to be a swastika on his forearm. "I think it’s all bull (expletive)," he tells WSOC. "She didn't do nothing to cause it to die." Multiple family members say there were many people in the house the night of the baby's death and that another young child with autism may have put William in the refrigerator. (These parents were allowed to visit their abused baby before she was taken off life support.)