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Andrea Giesbrecht, convicted of concealing dead infants, wants bail during appeal

Sketch of Andrea Giesbrecht during her trial in 2016. File / Global News

The woman appealing her conviction of concealing the remains of six dead infants, is now seeking bail.

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Andrea Giesbrecht filed for an appeal in August and on Thursday will ask a judge to be released from jail while her case makes its way through the justice system.

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When the appeal was filed, her lawyer, Greg Brodsky, said there were more than 40 grounds of complaint to the judge’s ruling.

Giebrecht, 42, was arrested in October 2014 – after the bodies of six dead babies were found in a U-Haul storage locker she had been renting.

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The remains were found wrapped in plastic and stuffed into containers.

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READ MORE: Andrea Giesbrecht found guilty of concealing 6 dead infants

During her sentencing, Judge Murray Thompson said Giesbrecht had shown no remorse and was not a “person of good moral character.”

Giesbrecht is currently serving an 8.5 year sentence.

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