BABY DUMP NEWS, July 25, 2007 v 7 #30
July 25, 2007 – 9:36 am
BABY DUMP NEWS:
A WEEKLY E-CHRONICLE OF NEWBORN ABANDONMENT
INFANTICIDE,
SAFE HAVEN LEGISLATION
AND RELATED ISSUES
July 25 , 2007 -v7 #30
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Marley Elizabeth Greiner, Executive Chair, Bastard Nation
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***ANNOUNCEMENT***
BDN is published early this week since Ill be out of town.
Regular publication will resume probably on August 8, 2007
***THIS WEEK***
FLORIDA–Baby left in trashbin
MICHIGAN–Arrest in 2003 case
VIRGINIA–Misdemeanor charge filed
INDIA–Abandoned newborn dies as police bicker
…and more
***STATES***
FLORIDA
Charlotte Herald-Sun, July 20, 2007
Baby dump in trash bin recovering
http://www.sun-herald.com/floridanews.cfm?id=123
JACKSONVILLE–Police searching for mother of newborn girl left in trash bin. Baby treated for dehydration and expected to recover.
First Coast News, July 20, 2007
Abandoned baby brings attention to safe haven law
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=87360
JACKSONVILLE–. SH advocates remind women of SH “option.”
(Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union, July 21, 2007
Cries from trash bin help save newborn
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/072107/met_185935145.shtml
JACKSONVILLE–1st incident of newborn abandonment in Jacksonville since SH went into effect. Baby was about 3 hours old when found; expected to recover. Comments from residents of Beachwood Apts. where baby was discovered Review of SH law.
First Coast News, July 21, 2007
Police search for mother of newborn found in dumpster
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/mostpopular/news-article.aspx?storyid=87291&provider=top
JACKSONVILLE–Police calling abandoned infant Baby Jane Doe; interview with women who found baby. Pictures.
MARYLAND
Baltimore Sun, July 19, 2007
Judge hears case in newborn death
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-md.ar.patria19jul19,0,1413352.story
ARNOLD–Update on Meagan Patria case (BDN v5 #50; v6 #7, 19; v7 #5, 7.) Hearing in Juv. Court; judge says she will rule “shortly.” Patria maintains she hid pregnancy and planned to deliver baby with help of friend and then place it for adoption, without family’s knowledge. Instead went into labor at home and didn’t know what to do. Believed baby was dead. Named the baby Jordan. Prosecutor denies Patria’s story; says she smoked and drank through pregnancy, didn’t seek prenatal care, and sought information on ‘net on how to cause a miscarriage.
Annapolis Capital, July 20, 2007
Teenager admits leaving newborn baby in trash
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/07_19-46/TOP
ARNOLD–More on hearing. Patria’s lawyer says Patria planned to keep baby in her bed, but her mother and a friend came home, so she did the ‘next best thing” and placed the body in a bag and took it outside to the trash. Autopsy determined baby died from asphyxia, either from drowning or from being left in bag. Exposure could have aggravated death. Prosecutor argues that baby was too big to fit in toilet bowl.
MICHIGAN
Detroit News, July 20, 2007
Science helps find mom of baby left on doorstep
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070720/UPDATE/707200443/1003
DETROIT–Update on Balfour doorstep case. (BDN v3 #38) ) Marion Bassett, arrested in 4-year old abandonment case. Left coke addicted newborn on steps in Sept.. 2003. Tracked down through national DNA database. Bassett had been imprisoned in Alabama in 2002 on a bad check charge, and upon release was required to give sample. Currently wanted on outstanding warrants for possession of narcotics paraphernalia and failure to appear in court. See WDVI-TV for picture. http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/13727904/detail.html
Detroit News, July 21, 2007
Woman is charged with abandoning baby in ‘03
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070721/METRO01/707210343/1006
DETROIT–Marion Bassett arraigned on 40th birthday; held on $100,000 personal bond.
MINNESOTA
St. Paul Pioneer Press, July 18, 2007
Minneapolis: Mother allegedly left baby to have sex
MINNEAPOLIS–Update on Natalie Latrese Griffin case (BDN v7 #29). Griffin charged with neglect or endangerment of a child, a gross misdemeanor and held on $3000 bond. Baby in protective custody. List of arrest and conviction record.
NEBRASKA
WKTV-TV, Omaha, July 20, 2007
Lincoln mother cited after baby left at hospital
http://www.ketv.com/newsarchive/13696623/detail.html
LINCOLN–Update on Megan J. Skrdlant, case (BDN v7 #29). Short review of case. Comments.
NEW MEXICO
KOAT-TV, Albuquerque July 19, 2007
Safe Haven law
http://www.koat.com/news/13717848/detail.html
ALBUQUERQUE–PSA for SH law with several links.
VIRGINIA
WBAL-TV, Baltimore, July 20, 2007
Student charged with leaving dead baby in dumpster
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/13722324/detail.html
HARRISONBURG–Update on Rockingham County landfill case (BDN v7 #5, 6, 8, 16). Sarah Wolf, 20, charged with improper disposal of a dead body, a misdemeanor; faces up to 12 months in jail and $2500 fine. Wolf reported to authorities that she left body in trash container, but no body was ever recovered.
Harrisonberg Daily News Record, July 23, 2007
Misdemeanor filed in baby case
http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=11287&CHID=1
HARRISONBURG–Detailed review of case. Sarah Wolf expected to turn self over to police next week. Police reiterate they did all they could to recover body; although it could not be found there is enough evidence to support misdemeanor. Investigators know name of baby’s father but won’t release it. Picture.
***INTERNATIONAL***
AUSTRALIA
Melbourne Herald-Sun, July 19, 2007
Waste dump baby mum urged to go to funeral
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22098441-5005961,00.html
PERTH–Update on recycling plant case (BDN v7 # 24, 25, 26, 29). Officials urge unknown mother to attend Sat. funeral. “It’s a grieving process that I’m sure she’d be thinking about going through, and by coming to the funeral no doubt it would help her to get through this period of time,” says Det. Sgt Terry Rakich. Criminal charges not focus of concern.
(Melbourne) The Age, July 21, 2007
Emotional funeral for dumped baby boy
PERTH–About 130 strangers attend funeral; flowers and teddy bears placed on ground next to coffin; white doves and baby blue balloons released. Infant buried as Baby Luke. Collection taken at service for Perth’s Princess Margaret Children’s Hospital.
FIJI
Radio Fiji, July 19, 2007
Investigation continues on the death of new born infant
http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/fullstory.php?id=2045
TAVEUNI–Update on Sisila case (BDN v7 #29). Police make inquiries along Naselesele and nearby settlements; question several people, but had no leads.
INDIA
The Times of India, July 20, 2007
Baby dies as cops bicker over turf
RAMGARH NANGAL VILLAGE–Grandmother leaves newborn girl in bushes while her unwed daughter, mother of the baby sleeps. Grandmother and RMP doctor who allegedly knew of abandonment, arrested.
DNA, July 22, 2007
Abandoned baby dies on the banks of Hooghly river
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1111203
HOWRAH–Newborn girl found abandoned on riverbank; 2 police stations allegedly argue over jurisdiction of case while baby dies. Enquiry ordered.
SOUTH AFRICA
iol.com, July 21, 2007
“More women killing there newborns”
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20070721090939700C526526
JOHANNESBURG–Thelma Mathee, acting director for national programmes at Child Welfare believes there is a significant rise in mothers who kill their children. “We have always had problems with abandoned children but we are now seeing a very different kind of abandonment. In the past mothers used to leave their babies where they could be found by, but not anymore. They are simply getting rid of them by killing them. They think that getting rid of the baby will solve their problems…Even our social workers are stunned at what is happening. We don’t now what it is. Most women have a maternal instinct, but the woman from Mamelodi was helped by two other women. (BDN v7 #28, 29). It’s is not natural. I want to urge mothers-to-be to take their unwanted babies to places of safety like police stations or just leave them where someone will find them. Review of several recent cases.
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