Overview
- Deputies were alerted on Nov. 21 after hospital staff reported a 14-year-old who sought care following an at-home birth in Denham Springs.
- EMS recovered a tote at the residence containing the newborn, who had extensive neck injuries, according to authorities.
- An autopsy determined the death was a homicide, and medical personnel believe the baby was full term, born alive, and killed immediately after birth.
- The teen was initially accused of obstruction of justice and failure to seek assistance before being charged with first-degree murder.
- She is being held at the Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center as the investigation continues, and officials say she concealed her pregnancy; a separate Brooklyn fetal-remains case reported in coverage is unrelated.