Baby dies after being thrown by his mother out of a fourth-story window in Los Angeles

A newborn has died in Los Angeles after allegedly being thrown out of the bathroom window of a fourth floor in the Skid Row neighborhood, east of the center of the Californian city.

The baby was found in a alley adjacent to a building in the 500 block of San Pedro Street around 5:30 a.m. local time, according to Los Angeles authorities. At first, some passers-by attempted CPR on the newborn, before members of the Fire Department came to the scene, according to television station ABC7, but he was finally declared dead.

Investigators believe the baby fell from the window from the fourth floor bathroom after the mother gave birth. Around the same time the incident occurred, a woman was taken to the hospital because she was bleeding in her pubic area, the Police Department said, according to which officers went to the hospital and located the woman, who was detained and then released pending the results of the investigations.

According to the Los Angeles Times website, California’s Safe Delivery of Babies law allows parents or guardians to confidentially deliver newborns younger than 72 hours to designated hospitals or fire stations, without questions or penalties. abandonment.

To do this, a medical questionnaire must be offered, but it may be rejected. A parent or person with legal custody has up to 14 days from the time of delivery to claim the newborn if they change their mind.