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A teen girl sought medical help after giving birth last week

Authorities were notified of the situation, but when officers arrived on the scene, they found a deceased infant inside a tote bag at her residence

The teen was initially charged with failure to seek assistance and obstruction of justice, but an autopsy later confirmed the newborn's manner of death to be homicide. She is now being charged with first-degree murder

A 14-year-old girl in Louisiana who sought medical help after giving birth to a child was arrested when police found her newborn deceased.

On Friday, Nov. 21, the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office received a report from a local hospital that a 14-year-old was seeking medical treatment after giving birth in her residence, the sheriff's office said in a

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