Crime & Safety
Philly Teen Mother Charged After Newborn Left In Dumpster Dies
A 15-year-old girl has been charged with murder and abuse of a corpse after allegedly leaving her newborn to die in a North Philly dumpster.
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia Police arrested and charged a 15-year-old girl for the death of her newborn son on New Year's Eve.
Jani Morris, 15, of Philadelphia, was arrested and charged with murder, endangering the welfare of a child, abuse of a corpse, and related crimes, police said.
Morris was arrested at about 10:58 a.m. Jan. 2., police said.
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According to Action News, Morris' baby was found dead in a North Philadelphia Dumpster on New Year's Eve.
The outlet reports a woman found the baby in the dumpster and told police Morris, who is friends with her daughter, left the child in the dumpster.
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