NEW MEXICO- Shocking surveillance video captured the moment a teen mom threw her newborn baby into a dumpster.
Alexis Avila, 18, was seen arriving at the dumpster around 2 p.m. Friday, pulling a black trash bag out of a car and then tossing it into the dumpster, reports KOB.
The newborn baby boy was found 6 hours later by three people who were looking in the dumpsters. A woman can be seen taking the baby, wrapping him up in a piece of clothing, and then going inside a truck while a man calls 911.
The baby was rushed to a hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
Police were able to track down the mother by using her license plates from video footage.
Alexis Avila, 18, confessed to giving birth and throwing her newborn son in the dumpster, police say.
Avila has been charged with attempted murder.
If you, or someone you know is unable to take care of a baby, please know that there are places such as Hospitals, Fire Stations, Police Departments and Churches where you can surrender the baby and not be charged.
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