TEEN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO KILL NEWBORN.Byline: Mary Schubert Daily News Staff Writer Attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. charges were filed Tuesday against a woman accused of trying to flush her newborn son down the toilet after giving birth in the bathroom of a couple interviewing her for a baby-sitting job. Maria Velasquez, 19, remained hospitalized at Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County/USC Medical Center three days after giving birth at the apartment in the 400 block of east Dryden Street, where she went to apply for a baby-sitting job, said Chahe Keuroghelian, a spokesman for the Glendale Police Department. The baby, born two months premature, was breathing on his own at Glendale Adventist Medical Center Glendale Adventist Medical Center is located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California. It was founded in 1905. Glendale Adventist Medical Center is a sister institution of Loma Linda University Medical Center and is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist hospital system. , where he was listed in fair and stable condition, said hospital spokesman Steve Willis Steve Willis could refer to the following people:
But the lack of oxygen caused by submersion submersion the act of placing, or the condition of being under, the surface of a liquid. in the toilet bowl seriously injured the infant, said Deputy District Attorney Robert Werner. ``According to the police investigator, the child will be very severely mentally handicapped,'' he said. Velasquez was also charged with child abuse. Each charge carries the allegation of great bodily injury, which prosecutors could use to seek a harsher sentence, Werner said. Keuroghelian said it remains unclear what may have motivated Velasquez. The woman had gone to a couple's home about 7 p.m. Saturday to apply for the baby-sitting job and to meet their children, he said. She excused herself and went to the bathroom, where she gave birth and attempted to flush the baby down the toilet, Keuroghelian said. ``The residents who she was visiting, not knowing she was pregnant, became concerned when she (stayed) in the bathroom for a long time. They heard a baby crying and the toilet flush several times,'' Keuroghelian said. The couple entered the bathroom and ``found the mother just sitting there, and the baby face down in the toilet water,'' he said. The couple dialed 911 about 8:10 p.m. Saturday, administering CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac on the baby until firefighters arrived. Hospital officials wouldn't disclose the baby's weight, height or custody status upon release from the hospital. ``The mother said this was her second child,'' Keuroghelian said. ``She hadn't had any prenatal care prenatal care, n the health care provided the mother and fetus before childbirth. during her pregnancy.'' |
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