Surveillance video has shown the moment an 18-year-old mother, Alexis Avila tossed a black trash bag containing her newborn baby into a dustbin in Hobbs, New Mexico, US.
The shocking incident happened around 2 pm on January 7 but thankfully the baby was found alive and crying in a garbage bag six hours later after some good Samaritans rescued it.
Incredibly, the newborn is now in a stable condition in hospital.
Police have charged Alexis Avila, 18 from Hobbs with attempted murder and felony child abuse for the abandonment. Police officers say she has confessed to the crime.
The footage shows a woman driving into the parking lot in a white sedan. She casually tosses a black garbage bag containing her newborn into the garbage dump, gets back in her car and drives off.
More footage shows the moment the child was rescued after people apparently heard the newborn’s cries.
The clip is available on Twitter. See it here:
🇺🇸 New Mexico mother ‘tosses her newborn baby into a dumpster’: Infant is found ALIVE and crying in black garbage bag six hours later.
The mother, Alexis Avila, 18, is charged with child abuse and attempted murder. https://t.co/dKaYEKQ6EA pic.twitter.com/kjxRlPMUtr
— NarcissisticMothers (@NarcMothers) January 10, 2022
