Overview
- Medical staff at Our Lady of the Lake reported the teen after she sought treatment following a home birth.
- Deputies and EMS located the infant dead inside a tote bag at the Denham Springs residence.
- The autopsy found extensive neck injuries and determined the manner of death was homicide.
- Investigators say the pregnancy was concealed from the teen’s family.
- She was initially charged with failure to seek assistance and obstruction, and is now held at the Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center as the investigation continues.