17-year-old female arrested on suspicion of murdering her newborn baby

A teenager has been arrested in Madera, California on suspicion of brutally murdering her newborn baby after authorities discovered the baby wrapped inside of a plastic bag under a restroom sink.

According to KCRA, Erica Stuart, a spokeswoman for the Madera County Sheriff’s Office, stated that the unidentified 17-year-old visited a hospital on Friday while suffering from postpartum bleeding. The teen, however, denied ever even giving birth.

Due to a language barrier, hours had passed until authorities figured out where the teen resided. When addressed by authorities, she switched her initial story and said that the infant was stillborn. Stuart, however, noted that according to the autopsy, the infant was born alive.

She is expected to be tried as an adult.

– Antionette Latrese (@_ALatrese)