AUSTIN, Texas — A woman has been arrested after a baby girl was found abandoned in a dumpster at a North Austin apartment complex on Saturday, according to the Austin Police Department (APD).

During a press conference on Thursday, police said the suspect is the baby's mother, 22-year-old Neli Dinora Rivera-Felipe. Police said they were able to identify her using security footage and with the help of community members.

When asked if Rivera-Felipe had provided a reason for allegedly abandoning the baby, APD said that in a statement, Rivera-Felipe said she believed the child was dead.

Rivera-Felipe now faces a second-degree felony charge of Abandoning or Endangering a Child. She was booked into the Travis County Jail on Sept. 23, where she remains on a bond of $50,000 as of Thursday afte

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