Parents Throw Newborn In Trash, Wait Hour To Call 911, Police Say

ALEXANDRIA, LA — A newborn found in the trash in a home in Alexandria, Louisiana, remains on life support and the infant’s parents, Thelma Kirkland, 30, and Carl Hall, 31, are charged with attempted first-degree murder, according to media reports.

Before police arrived at the couple’s home on Feb. 21, emergency medical personnel had been dispatched there on a report of a miscarriage. They alerted police, saying they found the still-breathing newborn in the trash while they were treating Kirkland.

Police are releasing few details, including whether the infant was born prematurely or the baby’s gender.

However, detectives did say the parents waited an hour after the baby was born before calling for medical help, KALB-TV reported.

The Town Talk said Kirkland and Hall were arrested for attempted murder on Friday.

The investigation is continuing.

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