Mother Held in Baby’s Abandonment, Death
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The mother of a dead baby found in a trash bin was being held in San Joaquin County jail, charged with homicide, Stockton police said.
Rozenara Chap, 19, turned herself in on Sunday, authorities said Police Department spokesman Pete Smith. She remained in jail Tuesday.
A neighbor found the newborn in a plastic bag last week. Authorities said the baby had been born alive.
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