Baby Abandoned by 37-year-old Woman
A 2-3 month old baby was found on the steps of a high school recently. No report was published as to how the mother was located, but it turned out to be a 37-year-old woman who lived in the area. The baby girl seemed reseasonably well-cared for, but did have a bruise on her forehead. […]
Deanna Hammond Responsible for Baby in Trash
I have a bit more information on the newborn found in a trash can in Albany. It turns out the mother is 20-year-old Deanna Hammond. She has not yet admitted to putting the child in the garbage, but all signs point to her. She is being charged with concealing the death and abandoning a dead […]
Albany Baby Found in Trash
Such unnecessary sadness. The body of a newborn baby was found in a trash can in Albany just a few weeks ago. So far there is no information on whether the child was alive when placed in the bin. It is a rather short article as many details about the case have not yet been […]
Baby Abandoned in Hospital Bathroom Dies
Oh no. A situation I reported just a few weeks ago went from bad to couldn’t-be-worse. The baby that was left in a hospital bathroom has died. When found abandoned he was already suffering from low blood pressure and brain damage. Unfortunately, he was unable to pull through. The mother, rightfully so, may now face […]
Baby Discovered in Garbage Chute
I wish I did not have to report this… but stories like this do illustrate the need for increased publicity for Safe Haven Laws. So… A woman in New York has been arrested for throwing her newborn down a garbage chute. Thankfully, the baby is safe since the trash compactor was jammed leaving a large […]
Man Who Saved Abandoned Baby is Reunited 16 Years Later
I found an updated article on a story I reported quite a while ago. A man named David Valdez found an abandoned baby on his way home from school when he was just 12 years old. That was 16 years ago. Ever since he has wondered about the baby, nicknamed Baby David, and what had […]
Parents Charged for Leaving Baby by Church Dumpster
I have an update on a story I wrote about not long ago. There is an end to the story of the baby that was left by a dumpster behind a church. The parents have been found are being charged with child abandonment and child neglect. I am so glad that they were found. I […]
Baby Boy found in Plastic Bag
Just a few weeks ago another baby was found dead in a storage unit. The child was found in a plastic bag. It was not immediately evident how long the baby boy had been dead or if he had died of natural causes. While I really hope that this newborn was not intentionally killed, it […]
Infant Abandoned in Hospital Trash Can
I cannot decide if the article I just read makes me more sad or more angry. A teenage girl abandoned her child in the bathroom trash bin of a hospital. As of the last update, the baby was on life support due to low oxygen, low blood pressure, and brain damage. Her justification for this […]
Infant Abandonment: Legislation or Logic?
This is another article on the baby found abandoned by a church dumpster. This one piqued my interest moreso than others, however. The author states that not knowing about Safe Haven Laws is not an excuse for child abandonment. I could not agree more. So many times I have begged and pleaded for everyone to […]
