Newborn found dead in bag under porch; mother charged
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say a 23-year-old woman left her dead newborn child in a bag under the porch of her father's Pennsylvania home.
Authorities say Brittany Robinson was charged Sunday with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and concealing the death of a child.
Police say they believe the baby was born alive. An autopsy is set for Monday night to determine the exact cause of death.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities say Robinson's father was hanging up Christmas lights Sunday afternoon when he found the infant in the crawlspace of his Shenango Township home.
Robinson went a hospital Sunday for treatment related to childbirth. She was discharged early Monday morning and immediately taken into custody.
No attorney information is available.