A 23-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday after her dead newborn baby was found under the porch of a Pennsylvania home.
Brittany Robinson’s newborn baby boy was found by her father who was hanging up Christmas lights on Sunday afternoon.
The man immediately called 911 after he discovered the seven-pound child inside a bag tucked in the crawlspace of his Shenango Township home.
Brittany Robinson (left and right), 23, was arrested on Sunday after her dead newborn baby was found under the porch of a Pennsylvania home
Her newborn baby boy was found by her father who was hanging up Christmas lights on Sunday afternoon. The man immediately called 911 after he discovered the seven-pound child inside a bag tucked in the crawlspace of his home. Robinson is pictured in custody on Monday
Robinson was charged Sunday with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and concealing the death of a child.
State police said the child was wrapped in a t-shirt and put in the plastic bag.
Robinson reportedly told police that she had severe stomach pains while she was at work Friday and later gave birth at home, according to WTAE.
She told police the baby wasn’t breathing, so she wrapped him in a black shirt and put him in the bottom drawer of a dresser on the porch, according to the criminal complaint.
Robinson then claimed that she was unable to sleep on Saturday and went to check on the baby.
The little boy was still not breathing so she moved him to the crawl space. Her father discovered the baby while Robinson was at work on Sunday.
Robinson reportedly told police that she had severe stomach pains while she was at work Friday and later gave birth at home
Robinson told police the baby wasn’t breathing, so she wrapped him in a black shirt and put him in the bottom drawer of a dresser on the porch before eventually moving him to the crawlspace at the home (pictured), according to the criminal complaint
Police said they believe the baby was born alive and may have lived one day. An autopsy is set for Monday night to determine the exact cause of death. Robinson went to a hospital Sunday for treatment related to childbirth. Investigators are pictured at the scene of the incident
According to WTAE, Robinson told police she did not know she was pregnant and neither did her family.
‘Everybody that’s been to that scene that was present who had to observe that has had a rough day,’ Lt. Eric Hermick of the Pennsylvania State Police told WPXI.
Police said they believe the baby was born alive and may have lived one day.
‘When you seen this baby, it’s not what everybody envisions as you see there’s a baby that appears to be dead or decomp,’ Hermick said.
‘This baby was in excellent physical condition. It still looked like it was alive at the scene.
An autopsy is set for Monday night to determine the exact cause of death. Robinson went to a hospital Sunday for treatment related to childbirth.
Robinson (pictured in custody on Monday) reportedly told police she did not know she was pregnant and neither did her family. Robinson was charged Sunday with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and concealing the death of a child
Authorities said the investigation is ongoing as they begin to piece together what exactly happened leading up to the baby boy’s death
She was discharged early Monday morning and immediately taken into custody.
Authorities said the investigation is ongoing as they begin to piece together what exactly happened leading up to the baby boy’s death.
‘Laws protect mothers who have babies who don’t want them,’ Hermick told the station.
‘They can drop them off at a police station or hospital. Here’s a case here where, quite frankly, the baby looks like it was fine and just left to die,’ he added.