Police in Redondo Beach, California have arrested the woman that they say dumped her baby in a trash bin over the weekend.
Trash collectors in Redondo Beach found the body of an infant about 9am Wednesday morning and according to police 24-year-old Jessie Lauren Canfield was arrested around 4:30 Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities don’t yet know if the 6-pound baby girl was still alive when she was discarded, but an autopsy is pending.
Canfield, who currently lives with her sister in Santa Barbara, went to a party in Redondo Beach over the weekend and had complained of cramping and discomfort during the party and then disappeared for several hours. The party was held at the location where the child’s body was found.
Police have determined that the girl gave birth after interviewing her, and then dumped the baby in the trash. They are saying that they don’t know if Canfield knew id she was pregnant. WTF? How do you not know you are pregnant unless you are just fucking huge and in bad shape in the first place?
Canfield graduated from Redondo Union High School in 2004. She has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
What’s really sad is that not only do the fruits and nuts in Los Angeles, California provide services where babies can be surrendered no questions asked, but there was a fire station just two blocks away from the party where she could have done so. Hell, you can even dial 211 out there to find the closest location. The Safe Surrender program in Los Angeles County lets parents give up their children with no fear of prosecution at any hospital and fire station. The babies are given medical treatment and then placed in a foster home. Hell, they even have a web site at babysafela.org
