The mother of a newborn baby who was found dead in Monterey County in 1994 has pleaded guilty to her son's death, prosecutors said.

District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni's office announced Thursday that 61-year-old Pamela Ferreyra of Watsonville pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter and one count of felony child abuse. Ferreyra also admitted an allegation that she caused great bodily injury to the baby.

According to prosecutors, the partial remains of a two-to-three-day old baby boy was found off Garin Road in Prunedale on Dec. 3, 1994. An autopsy determined that the child was born alive outside a hospital and had not been fed for about 24 hours prior to his death.

Prosecutors said no missing person's report was filed. An investigation by the Monterey County Sheriff's Offi

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