Teenager Hides Pregnancy and Child
Some of the stories I sift through here at One by One Safe Haven are just too unbelievable to be true. As far as I know, this one is factual. I teenage girl hid her entire pregnancy and gave birth in her home without telling anyone. Even though she did not deliver in a hospital, […]
Baby Abandoned with Babysitter
Wow. I have never heard a story quite like this. A woman left her child in the care of a babysitter and police are calling it abandonment. Confused? Well, the babysitter had a family emergency and called the mother to come pick up her child. The mother refused and expected the babysitter to find an […]
Baby Saved by Safe Haven in Indiana
Another baby was saved under Safe Haven in Indiana recently. This article is short and sweet, but still worth the read. A baby was dropped off at a Bedford hospital with no complications. What was sad was that I learned why Indiana approved Safe Haven in the state 10 years ago. A baby was placed […]
Wisconsin to Expand Safe Haven
Representatives in Wisconsin are seeking to expand Safe Haven laws in the state. The new legislation would increase the age limit for dropping off newborns from 3 days to 30 days. I can see no real reason why there are states that have such a small window for Safe Haven protection. Any child older than […]
Backyard Abandonment
This is just not a good month for the babies of this country. Yet another newborn was found abandoned in someone’s backyard and there is currently no evidence to suggest who put the child there. The umbilical cord had been cut with a serrated knife and had a low birth weight. Otherwise, the child was […]
Woman Now Charged with Three Infant Murders
The strange story I reported on earlier remains strange. The Calgary mother who was arrested when her child was found in a plastic bag in a dumpster, was being investigated for other possible incidents. Although no bodies were ever found, Meredith Katherine Borowiec, 30, has indeed been charged with two more counts of infant murder. […]
3 Year Anniversary for Abandoned Infant
A baby boy was honored in Horry County recently. He died more than 3 years ago, but residents hope the memorial service will remind everyone that Safe Haven laws still exist and there is no excuse for what happened to the boy. They also hope the service will somehow trigger a detail in someone’s mind […]
Kesia Lenetta Watson: Another Abandoned Infant
Today’s article is rather short, but definitely worth reporting. Another baby was found abandoned in Prichard. The baby was placed on a porch by the mother, Kesia Lenetta Watson, 33. She has been arrested, but police are still investigating the incident. The article makes no mention of the welfare of the child. This makes me […]
Possible Infant Serial Killer
I have another strange one for you today. Back in 2010, Meredith Katharine Borowiec was arrested for abandoning her infant in a dumpster in Calgary. Two men found the baby wrapped in a plastic bag after they heard him crying. One of the men turned out to be the baby’s father. That is not the […]
Nicole DeJaynes Kills Infant
The tragic story on this link has an interesting evolution. It begins with how the cause of death has been determined for the baby found in a Liverpool dumpster. Police had hoped that the child had been born stillborn and had held off on arresting the mother, Nicole DeJaynes. Unfortunately, cause of death was determined […]
