Texas – A Texas woman was taken into custody last week and charged with tampering with evidence, a human c0rpse, after Texas authorities say she disposed of her chiId in a trash bin rather than seeking medical help after she delivered the newborn in the bathroom. Sheriff GonzaIez announced the arrest on Monday, nearly twelve months after the chiId’s body was discovered in a trash truck compactor.
In August last year, sanitation workers recovered the decomposing remains of a newborn chiID inside a trash compactor. Deputies were dispatched shortly before 9:30 a.m. to investigate the tragic discovery. While examining the scene, the defendant, 22-year-old C. Ines, approached the investigators and identified herself as the child’s mother, later consenting to a voluntary statement describing what had occurred.
According to a probable cause affidavit, the young mother told responding officers she began experiencing severe stomach cramps several days before the incident. In an attempt to relieve the discomfort, she took a coId shower and unexpectedly gave birth to the chiId. She recalled that the newborn made some noise at birth but then she passed out. Upon regaining consciousness, she realized the child was not breathing. Frightened, she placed the baby in a trash bag along with her nightgown and towels she had used to clean the blood, then placed the bag in an outdoor garbage bin behind her home.
The mother further explained that she lives with her boyfriend and their three‑year‑old son, and while both she and her partner expressed a desire to have more children, she did not feel it was the right time for another child at that moment. The trash remained inside the bin for approximately three days until it was collected as part of routine pickup, at which point the compactor was activated and the baby’s remains were discovered.
A medical examiner conducted an autopsy and determined that the cause and manner of the infant’s death were undetermined. No observable deformities or medical conditions were identified. Texas authorities noted that the baby could have died from suffocation, intentional drowning, or from heat exposure while in the trash bag. The medical examiner added that had the baby received prompt medical attention after birth, survival might have been possible.
It remains unclear why charges were not filed until nearly a year after the incident. The defendant was taken into custody and booked into the county jail. Her bond was set at $50,000, and she appeared in court Monday night. She was scheduled for a first appearance before a magistrate on Tuesday and has no prior criminal history. Prosecutors have not filed murder or child abuse charges. Her case remains under investigation, and follow‑up hearings are pending as the legal process moves forward.
