A teen woman has been arrested and reportedly confessed to putting her child in the dumpster, according to police in New Mexico.
This undated photo provided by the Hobbs Police Department shows Alexis Avila, an 18-year-old Hobbs woman facing charges after police say she abandoned her newborn baby in a dumpster. HOBBS, New Mexico — A newborn baby boy is recovering after he was discovered in a dumpster and the 18-year-old mother now is facing criminal charges.
The baby was found by two men and a woman searching through dumpsters in search of possible valuable items, Hobbs Police Chief August Fons said in a news conference. While searching through the dumpster, they heard what they thought was a baby crying. Avila has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and alternatively, felony abuse of a child, Fons said. She is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.