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Authorities in Massachusetts have charged a woman after a deceased newborn
was found inside a park in December.
Daniela Michell Escobar-Mejia has been charged with improper disposal of a
body more than seven months after a child police allege was her infant son,
who authorities initially named “Baby Doe,” was found deceased in a New Bedford park, Boston.com, WPRI and WBSM report, citing Bristol County
District Attorney Thomas Quinn III.
Escobar-Mejia, 22, was arraigned on Monday, July 22, and has been released
on a personal recognizance bond, the District Attorney’s office said, per WBSM and Boston.com.
The investigation began in December after New Bedford police responded to a
911 call reporting the “discovery of a deceased infant" in the park, Quinn III’s office said at the time.
Police learned a woman walking along a path near the water saw “a blanket near a thicket of bushes adjacent to the walking path,” and also “detected an odor of decay,” per the District Attorney's statement.
When she got closer, the woman found a white plastic bag wrapped inside the blanket and found the “decomposing deceased infant” inside the bag, per the statement.
She immediately asked those around her to notify authorities.
DNA testing led authorities to determine Baby Doe was a male and likely died about four to six weeks before he was discovered, the statement said.
As part of their investigation, detectives were reviewing several weeks'
worth of surveillance footage from the surrounding area, and retrieved DNA
from the scene to track down others who might be involved.
The retrieved DNA turned out to be a match to Escobar-Mejia, authorities allege.
It wasn't immediately clear if she has entered a plea or retained an
attorney to speak on her behalf. She is expected back in court in September.
https://people.com/newborn-found-deceased-park-police-claim-tracked-down- mother-8683475
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