Posted on 11/23/2024 7:37:28 PM PST by Morgana
An Idaho teenager has been arrested for allegedly leaving a dead baby in a Safe Haven Baby Box over a month ago.
Angel N. Newberry, 18, of Twin Falls was taken into custody by the Blackfoot Police Department on November 21 for reportedly leaving a newborn girl in the box at the Grove Creek Medical Center in Blackfoot.
While the baby girl was removed from the box 'within a minute' of the clinic receiving the alarm on October 13, staffers soon realized that the newborn had been dead long before being left.
'The medical team removed the infant from the bassinet within a minute. Upon removal, they quickly realized that the infant had passed away long before being placed in the baby box.
'The Safe Haven Law in Idaho allows for the surrender of an infant who is unharmed and healthy. Therefore, this was not a legal surrender under state law as it does not meet the criteria for Safe Haven surrender,' a Safe Haven news release reads.
Monica Kelsey, the founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, said in a social media post at the time: 'We are heartbroken. Anonymity is only allowed when an infant is safely surrendered completely unharmed.'
Since being launched in 2016, Safe Haven Baby Boxes have provided parents a discreet and secure option to surrender their newborns.
The non profit's policy states that any parent can leave a baby under 30 days old without legal consequences.
However it is imperative that the infant is not harmed or deceased under both company policy and Idaho law.
The medical-grade boxes are installed in the exterior wall of the building. An exterior door automatically locks when a newborn is placed inside, and a medical staff member opens an interior door to secure the baby.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
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I thought leaving a baby in the box was supposed to be anonymous.
If the Baby is ALIVE then it is. If the Baby is dead then they probably have a camera that can be used to IDENTIFY the person placing the Baby in the box.
Tragic for the baby and young mom. At least she didn’t toss it in the trash. She probably felt awful about the dead baby.
Other than a restroom there is really no place in any hospital in the US that isn’t under constant cctv surveillance, especially in the ER ambulance entrance, the ER , main and outpatient lobby and security personnel a;ll over the place.
It sounds like even if the baby had been alive when it was placed in the box, it still would have died because they didn’t check the box for more than a month. Great “safe haven” program they’ve got going on there.
Where did you get your “month” from? It says the baby was retrieved within one minute of being placed in the box.
Or so they thought until now. Those kids usually aren’t the brightest bulbs and don’t know all of the Terms and Conditions of those boxes. Will the boxes get any more use after the news gets out about Angel Newberry? How many other babies may die because of the fear that a depositor isn’t as anonymous as promised? Not a good situation but someone should be considering the consequences of arresting the girl and then publicizing it.
The child must be alive. The child must be yours.
Because people are weird and will stuff anything in a box a camera is always watching.
The first sentence is a bit ambiguous. until you read about the alarm, later.
No ... if there’s surveillance, there’s surveillance ... and it’s NEVER anonymous.
"While the baby girl was removed from the box 'within a minute' of the clinic receiving the alarm on October 13,"
[It sounds like even if the baby had been alive when it was placed in the box, it still would have died because they didn’t check the box for more than a month. Great “safe haven” program they’ve got going on there.]
Yes, a whole 2 sentences later. It’s so freaking difficult to read more than the opening sentence anymore. (Sigh)
I hear ya, but the title and first sentence paint a word picture. Then the author starts throwing around “ newborn’ and “had passed away long before being placed in the baby box.” Some editing could have cleared it up a bit. The story ends up being more of an infomercial for the drop-box system than informative about the case. I suppose a story out of Idaho, published in a UK tabloid, is likely to be somewhat sensationalized.
I would think there’d be an alarm at the nurse station if the outside door is opened. A newborn infant, perhaps not in the best condition, needs to be retrieved quickly.
I always figured leaving a baby at a big city church was the way to go. But, perhaps, I’m thinking of the old movie churches...they may not be open all the time now.
If the baby is alive and unharmed YES it is.
That also means the baby must not have drugs in it’s system.
As long as the baby is unharmed or not dead there is nothing to worry about.
Babies with drugs in the system yes there is a problem.
from google:
“Safe haven laws in the United States allow parents to anonymously surrender unharmed babies to a safe location without facing prosecution. The laws vary by state, but generally include the following features:”...
notice the word “unharmed”
Now if the baby in this story was born at home and was stillborn this woman will be cleared. Otherwise she is ******.
I suspect she deliberately placed the child in the box as a protest against the recent events.
I assume "any parent" means the mother.
If the father deposits the baby without the mother's knowledge, that would be illegal.
If the mother deposits the baby without the father's knowledge, that's okay.
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