A young mom faces charges after giving 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 great bodily harm, failure to report death, and unlawful storage of human remains by Florida authorities.
Moore was arrested on Friday in Mississippi and awaits 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 menstrual period, according to the WFLA report.
The next day, the roommates found a bloody towel in Moore’s trash can and called police again. When officers arrived, they found a dead baby girl wrapped in a towel.
State prosecutors said Moore said she gave birth in a dorm’s bathroom, according to WFLA . She held the baby tight against her body, until the child stopped crying. An autopsy found the child had multiple fractured ribs and hemorrhaging.