Hardin hearing

A hearing is set for Thursday for the Etowah County woman charged in the death of her stepdaughter. Authorities say nine-year-old Savannah Hardin was forced to run for three hours as punishment for eating candy bars. 27-year-old Jessica Hardin is charged with murder, as is the girl's grandmother, 46-year-old Joyce Garrard. Jessica Hardin gave birth to another child soon after her arrest last week. She is now back in the Etowah County jail after being released from a hospital. Court dockets don't reveal the subject of Thursday's hearing

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