A 23-year-old woman faces charges after authorities reportedly found a lifeless newborn in a backyard with its umbilical cord still attached.
Camille Wasinger-Konrad was arrested on first-degree murder charges following a report of a dead baby behind a home in Highlands Ranch, Colo., the Denver Post reported.
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call around 9:48 p.m. Tuesday reporting what appeared to be a dead infant.
The infant’s body was recovered by detectives who are working with the Douglas County Coroner’s Office to determine the cause of death.
Authorities said that Wasinger-Konrad was renting a room at a home on the same block where the newborn’s body was discovered, The Denver Channel reported.
Wasinger-Konrad was taken into custody and booked at Douglas County Detention Center, where she is being held without bond.
She is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 9.