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Foster Mom Indicted on Lesser Charge in Girl's Death

A Queens foster mother accused of dumping the body of a severely handicapped 8-year-old girl in the trash last month was indicted yesterday on misdemeanor charges related to the girl's death. Renee Johnson, 50, of Rosedale was indicted in Manhattan on charges of improperly disposing of human remains for putting Stephanie Ramos in the garbage at East 91st Street and Second Avenue on July 8. She also was charged with falsely reporting an incident for telling police that she left Stephanie on a couch at the Variety/Cody Gifford House for Children with Special Needs that day. Johnson still has not been charged in Stephanie's death. Patrick Clark, a spokesman for the Queens district attorney's office, said prosecutors are still investigating. Posted by Editor at August 5, 2003 09:17 AM