NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — A mom is facing manslaughter and a slew of other charges after her newborn baby was found dead inside a bag in a Bronx home last year, authorities said.
Nearly five months after the incident, police charged Lasasha Gouldbourne, 31, on Tuesday with criminally negligent homicide, assault and acting in a manner injurious to a child.
Authorities report that on Sept. 1, 2023, Gouldbourne gave birth to a baby girl inside her mother’s bathroom on Bronx Park East, police said. As Gouldbourne left the bathroom she also left a bag of clothes, according to authorities. Her mother, who was aware of her pregnancy, went into the bathroom and found a newborn in the bag.
First responders rushed the infant to a hospital where she was declared dead, authorities said. Police officers apprehended Gouldbourne and she was taken to Bronx-North Central Hospital and delivered a baby boy, a twin, following an emergency cesarean section, authorities said.
Investigators were waiting for the medical examiner’s officer to reveal the cause of death before charging Gouldbourne, authorities said.