In New Mexico (United States), an 18-year-old young woman who had just given birth was filmed by a CCTV camera throwing her newborn baby alive in a trash can, before leaving immediately in a white car. Six hours later, on January 7, at nightfall, three people passing near the dumpsters rescued the baby after being alerted by moans. According to the Hobbs Police Department, the town where the tragedy took place, the infant was found in "very weak condition, wrapped in a damp blanket and stained with dried blood, inside a garbage bag that contained other garbage ”. The little boy was still wearing his umbilical cord.
Thanks to surveillance cameras from a store near the garbage cans, the mother's vehicle was quickly identified by the police. Alexis Avila, 18, was arrested the next day. "She admitted to having thrown her baby, explaining that she panicked just after giving birth," said Hobbs police chief August Fons at a press conference. The young woman was unaware that she was pregnant until the moment of childbirth. “She says she had a sharp pain in her stomach and gave birth in the toilet at her parents' house. Panicked, she did not know what to do or who to call, ”continues the police chief. The young woman then decides to place the newborn in a garbage bag and drive to get rid of it ...
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Taken to hospital, the little boy, now in stable condition, was placed in the care of the New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families.
The mother was charged with attempted murder and child abuse.
She is due to appear in court on Wednesday and faces up to 15 years in prison.
