A teenager in New Mexico was charged with first-degree murder last week. She allegedly dumped her newly born baby inside a trash can, and the baby was found dead later in the can.

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Who is Alexee Trevizo?

Alexee Trevizo is 19-old-girl, was charged with first-degree murder or abusing a child resulting in death. Reportedly, She also tampered with evidence after discreetly delivering the baby boy on January 27 at Artesia General Hospital.

Trevizo immediately confessed after a doctor told her and her mother about finding a  newborn’s body inside the bathroom. She said, “I’m sorry. It came out of me and I didn’t know what to do.”

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As per police reports, she arrived at the Artesia General Hospital, earlier that day with back pain, and tests revealed she was pregnant. She then allegedly locked herself in a hospital bathroom for some time and when doctors finally got her to open the door, they discovered her cleaning up a large amount of blood from the floor.

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Initially, doctors thought that she had done something to herself to terminate the pregnancy, but soon the staff discovered the infant’s body in the trash can. Reacting to the incident, her mother was shell-shocked after knowing about the extreme lengths her daughter went to hide her pregnancy.

Later in the investigation, the New Mexico Office’s investigator determined that the baby died by homicide.

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Trevizo’s attorney, Gary Mitchell, stated on Thursday that she has no criminal record and should not be charged with murder. He reasoned there are “major discrepancies about what happened” in the Artesia General Hospital and “this isn’t a classic case of child abuse”.