New Mexico Woman Accused in January Death of Her Newborn Son, Who Was Found in a Hospital Trash Can

New Mexico Woman Accused in January Death of Her Newborn Son, Who Was Found in a Hospital Trash Can
Police tape is seen on Dec. 26, 2019. Susan Montoya Bryan/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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ARTESIA, N.M.—A New Mexico woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the January death of her newborn son, whose body authorities said she placed in a trash can.

Alexee Trevizo, 19, also was charged this week with tampering with evidence, according to a criminal complaint filed in Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico.