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Mother Discards Newborn in Trash Compactor, Citing Youth and Financial Burden as Motivation

According to the police officials, the young mom, later identified as Jakayla, was taken into custody and later charged with capital murder after she reportedly threw her newborn baby inside a trash compactor in a dumpster.

Police officials reportedly found the baby’s remains inside the trash.

Police Chief Will released a statement, saying that the 18-year-old mother did not tell her friends or family about what really happened after she gave birth last month at her private home. Read the full story here ▶