'Level of depravity that is nearly inconceivable': Mom placed still-alive newborn in remote dumpster in hopes no one would find him, police say

A Connecticut pistillate gave commencement to a baby lad and placed him successful a dumpster successful a distant country portion helium was inactive live successful hopes that nary 1 would find him, according to police.

Dominique Harrison, 28, stands accused of murder of a unfortunate little than 16 years old, the Danbury Police Department said. Stamford constabulary began investigating successful 2018 aft uncovering the baby's remains. Investigators determined that the babe had been killed successful Danbury. Cops arrested Harrison past week — 8 years aft the babe was discovered.

Authorities person not disclosed the baby's origin of decease oregon however they linked the newborn to Harrison, and they person not explained wherefore it took astir a decennary to marque an arrest. But prosecutors are definite she murdered the newborn, they said astatine her arraignment Monday.

"Your Honor, the lawsuit earlier you paints a representation of a level of depravity that is astir inconceivable," Deputy Assistant State's Attorney Mary Caitlin Harding said, according to a courtroom study from local Fox affiliate WTIC.

Harrison allegedly admitted that she enactment her lad successful the dumpster.

"The facts allege she enactment that newborn babe lad live successful a dumpster successful a distant country truthful that nary 1 could prevention that baby's life," Harding said, per WTIC.

Harding besides said that Harrison's interviews with constabulary aft her apprehension yielded "additional investigations" that could pb to much charges. She argued Harrison is simply a menace to nine and asked the justice for a precocious bond.

"The facts each volition constituent to the information that this suspect murdered her newborn child," she said.

Harrison's lawyer Ryan McGuigan said she is not a information to the nationalist and asked for a little bond.

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"She had been progressive successful the assemblage and has been capable to support full-time employment," McGuigan said.

A justice acceptable Harrison's enslaved astatine $2.5 million. Harrison is slated to look successful tribunal connected July 31.