Tag: abandonment
Mother abandons 2 year old child after paying for groceries at a Riverside Food 4 Less
Riverside police are searching for a woman who they say intentionally abandoned her child at a Food 4 Less.
Authorities said around 5:55 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to the grocery store in the 4200 block of Van Buren Boulevard over reports of a child found. Investigators determined the mother had abandoned her 2-year-old daughter in the store.
In surveillance footage, the woman is shown entering the store with the child by her side. While inside, the toddler wanders off and the mother never looks for her.
The woman continues shopping and at one point, a Good Samaritan brings her the little girl. Authorities said the Good Samaritan was told to “just leave her.” The mother eventually abandons the little girl after paying for groceries, police said.
Police believe the mother intentionally left her child in the store. The young girl was able to identify her mother in surveillance footage, police said.
As of Monday evening, police said the little girl has not been reported missing and has been placed in the custody of Child Protective Services.
The mother is described as being between 20 and 30 years old, with dark hair. She may have tattoos covering portions of her right arm. She was last seen wearing a black or dark tank top and denim shorts.
Anyone with more information on the mother’s identity is urged to call Detective Paul Miranda at (951) 353-7945.
via: http://abc7.com/news/mom-abandons-toddler-at-riverside-food-4-less-police-say/1799416/
New York Woman Pleads Not Guilty in Death of Newborn Found in Garbage
A New York City woman accused of leaving her newborn to die in the trash pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse.
Nausheen Rahman, 28, allegedly cut the umbilical cord of her baby daughter, who was still breathing, placed her in a plastic bag, and threw her in a garbage can outside her Staten Island residence on March 11, according to the Staten Island District Attorney’s Office and a criminal complaint.
Rahman entered her not-guilty plea on a three-count grand jury indictment before State Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Rooney in Staten Island. Rooney ordered Rahman held without bail.
A message left Friday with Rahman’s attorney, Michael Robert Rosas, was not returned. After Rahman’s arraignment in March on the criminal complaint, at which she did not enter a plea, Rosas told NBC News they would conduct their own investigation and see where it leads.
Nausheen Rahman, 28, allegedly cut the umbilical cord of her baby daughter, who was still breathing, placed her in a plastic bag, and threw her in a garbage can outside her Staten Island residence March 11, according to the Staten Island District Attorney’s Office and a criminal complaint.
Rahman entered her not-guilty plea on a three-count grand jury indictment before State Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Rooney in Staten Island. Rooney ordered Rahman held without bail.
A message left Friday with Rahman’s attorney, Michael Robert Rosas, was not returned. After Rahman’s arraignment in March on the criminal complaint, at which she did not enter a plea, Rosas told NBC News they would conduct their own investigation and see where it leads.
According to prosecutors, Rahman allegedly gave birth to her daughter inside her Staten Island home. Later, her parents took her to Staten Island University Hospital – North for vaginal bleeding, prosecutors said. At first, Rahman allegedly denied having a baby, but later admitted to giving birth and disposing of her daughter who was alive, prosecutors said.
“I want to remind the public that under the state’s Safe Haven law, a baby up to 30 days old can be left with any responsible person at a hospital, police precinct or firehouse,” Staten Island District Attorney Michael E. McMahon said in a statement.
If convicted, Rahman faces 25 years to life in prison.