Laundry Rooms are not Approved Safe Havens
This story could have been much worse, but it is still a mark in the ‘loss’ column for Safe Haven. A baby was found abandoned in the laundry room of a South Carolina apartment complex. The newborn still had his umbilical cord attached. Officials say it appears as though the woman gave birth in the […]
Orenthia McCuller- Laundry Room Mother
The story we reported on last week regarding the infant found outside an apartment laundry room appears to have been solved. Police have identified the mother as Orenthia McCuller, 21. She is being charged with unlawful conduct toward a child and bond has been set at $40,000. We will see how the case goes, but […]
Baby Abandoned on Stoop in Shoebox
I have another sad story for you today, but thank goodness this one has a fairly happy ending. A baby girl was found abandoned on a stoop in Queens. She had been left in a shoebox alongside two roses. Police think the location may have been chosen because there were children’s toys outside the residence. […]
Nunu Sung: Should She Get Her Baby Back?
This is a rather complicated legal issue that will be very interesting to follow. A mother, Nunu Sung, 26, is currently in prison for abandoning her son in a neighbor’s yard. The child would surely have died of hypothermia had a dog not alerted the owner’s attention to the boy. The mother pled guilty in […]
Infant Abandoned Outdoors at a Trailer Park
Another baby was abandoned in an unsafe, outdoor location. The mother Sara J. Clauson, 26, has been charged with reckless endangerment for the incident. She gave birth and then left the child on a neighbor’s lawn in the trailer park where she lived. The baby was alone for 6 hours before she was discovered. I […]
Help Us Stop Infanticide
This is a fantastic article. It again, concerns the poor baby who was killed by a cinderblock, but it also gives a more far-reaching perspective on Safe Haven Laws. The author points out that although fairly few children have been saved by Safe Haven Laws, many more children have died since their inception. This is […]
Another “Win” for Safe Haven
This isn’t the most exciting article, but I am a bit tired of the interesting, horrifying articles and am happy to report on this boring, happy article. A baby boy in Maine was left at a hospital covered under the Safe Haven Laws. He is in state custody until the parents’ rights can be legally […]
Another Infant Saved by Safe Haven
Today’s article is sad to think about, but is ultimately a victory for Safe Haven Laws. An infant was dropped off at a local fire station with the umbilical cord and part of the placenta still attached. It is sad to think that the mother was afraid to give birth safely in a hospital. It […]
Rebecca Blackmore Charged with 1st Degree Murder for Stabbing her Infant
Just when I thought it couldn’t get worse than a father dropping a cinderblock on his newborn baby… …until I see this article where 16-year-old Rebecca Blackmore actually stabbed her infant and left it in a closet to die. First of all, where were this girl’s parents? Did no one notice that she was pregnant? […]
Melissa Cathryn McMillen: Mother of Unwanted Infant
Melissa Cathryn McMillen, 20, has been charged with second-degree murder for her daughter’s death. She claims the child was stillborn, but medical examiners disagree though the actual cause of death has not been released. She gave birth on the toilet and left the newborn in it for 90 minutes afterward. She then placed the child […]
