An Adelaide mother accused of murdering her baby son is seeking release from custody into the care of relatives, a court has heard.Michelle Allison Beal, 40, is alleged to have killed her nine week-old son Robert Maxwell Plew, in their western-suburbs home one morning in December.
Western District detectives charged Beal, a mother of two, almost three weeks after the incident in the family’s Woodville home.
She told the court her proposed bail address was at a relative’s home — the location of which cannot be detailed for legal reasons.
No further details, including the circumstances surrounding Robert’s death have been aired in court.
No family, including her partner, attended court on Wednesday.
Magistrate Grasso indicated he would consider home detention conditions and ordered a report outlining her suitability.
Neighbours have expressed shock at the case.
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