Investigators arrested Jakayla Ashanti Williams, 18, Thursday after they found the baby dead in the Dothan landfill, though they believe the child was alive when discarded.
“She told family that she had delivered a child on August and taken it to Southeast Health Medical Center in Dothan,” Police Chief Will Benny saidHe said the family became suspicious of Williams’ story, and hospital surveillance video confirmed she never brought her baby boy to Southeast Health.
Police claim she admitted discarding her child, telling investigators she did not want to be a mother.He said Alabama law would have protected Williams had she brought the child to the hospital and would have accepted it without questions. Houston County District Attorney Russ Goodman said he has not discussed with his staff whether he would seek the death penalty.Dothan Police Chief Will Benny spoke with the media about the case involving an 18-year-old charged with the death of a newborn child.
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