ABC Online | Melanie Pears, accused of killing her own baby in Perth, 'incapable of looking after herself' ABC Online A woman accused of killing her eight-week-old baby was ill after giving birth and unable to look after herself, her lawyer says. Melanie Anne Pears, 30, sobbed when she appeared in the Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court in Perth via video link from ... Mum charged over baby's death 'clearly ill', court told Mum will apply for bail over WA baby death |