Woman Who Left Newborn in Box on Side of Road Won’t Be Charged

Woman Who Left Newborn in Box on Side of Road Won’t Be Charged
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The Associated Press
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ELK RIVER, Minn.—A woman who left her newborn baby in a box on the side of a Minnesota road 35 years ago won’t be charged, authorities said.

Sherburne County Attorney Kathleen Heaney closed the case earlier this month because the statute of limitations to file charges had run out, the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday in a news release.