Child Abandonment

Teen Arrested for Allegedly Discarding Newborn in Dumpster

HOUSTON, TX – An 18-year-old mother in Texas was recently taken into custody after allegedly abandoning her newborn baby in a dumpster, hidden inside a trash bag. Everilda Cux-Ajtzalam was arrested last week and is facing a serious charge of child abandonment without intent to return, according to court records. The criminal charges, filed in the District Court for Harris County, claim that Cux-Ajtzalam gave birth behind a food truck where she worked on July …

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Mother Arrested for Allegedly Abandoning Child on Interstate

In North Dakota, a 37-year-old mother was apprehended this week under allegations of leaving her 4-year-old daughter unattended on the side of an interstate. The child, clad only in a cow-patterned onesie, was reportedly left alone by Ashley Marie Johnson, who now faces charges of child abandonment, child neglect, and reckless endangerment. The incident came to light when a passerby noticed the young child walking alone near the 63rd Street overpass on Interstate 29. The …

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