MANCHESTER — A woman who was found dead in a tent outside the Families in Transition homeless shelter on Christmas morning has been identified as Amanda Hartness, 34.
Meanwhile, another woman who was arrested late Christmas night for allegedly abandoning her son after giving birth in a tent in an unrelated incident appeared in court Tuesday.
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