An Alabama teenager has been charged with capital murder after police said she disposed of her newborn infant by placing it an apartment complex's trash bin and trash compactor.
The grisly discovery was made after family members became suspicious of Williams’ claims that she dropped the baby off at a hospital and had given it to a “red-headed nurse,” Benny said. The family went to the hospital on Thursday because they wanted to bring the baby home, he said.
“The medical center called us because there was no evidence she had ever been at the hospital and dropped any baby off,” Benny said. Police believe she had given birth in her room on the morning of Aug. 13 and placed the infant in the trash the same day. “She went to an apartment complex on the west side of Dothan and placed a live newborn in a trash compactor,” Benny said. Benny said the teen admitted placing the infant in the bin which was at the back of an apartment complex in Dothan. The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.
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