College student gave birth in her dorm, killed the newborn and went back to sleep, cops say

A young mother is facing charges after she gave birth on her college campus, killing the child and leaving the remains in a trash can, authorities said.

Brianna Moore, 19, was charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, child neglect with serious bodily injury, failure to report death and illegal storage of human remains by Florida authorities.

Moore was arrested Friday in Mississippi and is awaiting extradition to Hillsborough County, Florida.

On April 27, Moore’s roommates at the University of Tampa reported hearing a baby crying and finding blood in their dorm room, according to WFLA.

Police arrived and spoke to Moore who denied she was pregnant and said the blood was from her period, according to the WFLA report.

The next day, the roommates found a bloody towel in Moore’s trash can and called the police again. When police arrived, they found a dead little girl wrapped in a towel.

State prosecutors said Moore said she gave birth in a dormitory bathroom, according to WFLA. She held the baby close to her body until the child stopped crying. An autopsy revealed that the child had multiple rib fractures and hemorrhages.

Moore also said that after the child stopped crying, she felt a heartbeat and put the newborn on a towel, thinking he had already died. She cleaned the baby with water then fell asleep for an hour, according to WFT.

When she woke up, the child had no signs of life, Moore said. She then wrapped the child in the towel, placed the newborn in the trash can and went back to sleep.

“It breaks my heart to know that this little girl could still be alive today if this woman had alerted authorities that she needed help,” prosecutor Suzy Lopez said in a statement. “Instead, she took actions that directly led to the death of her newborn. »