Woman Who Allegedly Killed Baby in Burlington County Due in Court

The Pemberton woman who allegedly set her baby on fire in the middle of the road in Pemberton Township Friday night is due in Superior Court at the Burlington Courthouse in Mount Holly on Tuesday, the Burlington County Times reports.

Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier, 22, is charged with one count of murder in the death of her newborn daughter.

Officers from the Pemberton Township Police Department were dispatched to Simontown Road just before 11 p.m. after a resident called to report the fire in the road.

Dorvilier was hysterically crying nearby. She was taken into custody on the scene and charged with one count of murder.

Details surrounding the baby’s birth were under investigation, but Dorvilier had options for dealing with an unwanted baby under New Jersey’s Safe Haven Law.

Under the law, she could have anonymously dropped the baby off at a police station or hospital.

The law states “the parents or someone acting on their behalf can bring a baby less than 30 days old to any hospital emergency room or police station. The New Jersey Department of Children and Families will take the infant into custody and place the infant with a foster or pre-adoptive home.”

The Pemberton Township Police Department and the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office are conducting a joint investigation of the incident.

The United Methodist Church in Browns Mills will host a candlelight vigil for the baby at the church, 2 Pemberton Browns Mills Road, on Wednesday night, Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m.

Donations to the family can also be made through the church. They can be sent to:

BMUMC
2 Pemberton, Br. Mills.Rd
Browns Mills, NJ 08015

All donations will go through the pastor, who will contact the funeral home and family.

For more on the vigil or the donations, visit the Candlelight Vigil for Pemberton Infant Facebook page.

The attached image of Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier was provided by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office.

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