Emile L. Weaver, who was studying at Muskingham University in Ohio, allegedly placed her baby girl (still alive, according to the coroner’s report) in a plastic bag.
She then dumped her in a trash bin outside Delta Gamma Theta sorority, where the baby girl tragically died from asphyxiation.
This was all done in spite of the fact that Ohio has had a Safe Haven law since 2001, which protects mothers from prosecution if they leave their baby at a fire station or with someone such as a hospital employee, police officer or emergency medical worker and the child has not been abused.
The baby can be dropped off anonymously and is placed in the care of a local children services agency.
According to The Columbus Dispatch, there was a police station just eight minutes away from the spot where Weaver dumped her baby.
Dave Boyer, director of Muskingham County Children Services, said: “What a hurtful tragedy to think that a newborn could be given a chance at a healthy, stable life by doing nothing more than saying, ‘I can’t do this. Can you take her?’
“It’s breathtakingly tragic.”
Weaver has since been arrested at her home and is now being held in the Muskingham County jail.
She has been charged with aggravated murder, as well as abuse of a corpse and two counts of tampering with evidence — one for depositing her baby in the trash and another for cleaning up the blood and concealing the placenta.
Bond has been set at $1 million.