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Mother of newborn baby found in trash arrested

Police walk near garbage cans where a baby was found Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in Kearns, Utah. Police say the newborn, who was left in the trash can near his mother's home, is in extremely critical condition. Unified Police Detective Jared Richardson says a woman who lived nearby heard what she thought was a kitten meowing in the trash bin on Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Police walk near garbage cans where a baby was found Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in Kearns, Utah. Police say the newborn, who was left in the trash can near his mother's home, is in extremely critical condition. Unified Police Detective Jared Richardson says a woman who lived nearby heard what she thought was a kitten meowing in the trash bin on Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

By Associated Press August 27, 2014 1 min read

KEARNS, Utah (AP) – Charging documents show a Utah woman accused of dumping her newborn in a neighbor’s trash says she was afraid to tell her parents about the pregnancy.

A probable cause statement released late Tuesday shows 23-year-old Alicia Marie Englert told police she hoped the baby girl would die and solve her problems.

Englert was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of attempted murder.

The baby girl was in critical condition.

The baby was born a day before Englert put her in an outside trash can. Englert told police the baby had not received any medical care or food.

Utah state law allows mothers to drop off newborns at hospitals without consequences.