Teenager arrested after medical staff make horrific discovery in safe haven box

An Idaho teenager was arrested for allegedly leaving a dead baby in the Safe Haven Baby Box a month ago.

Angel N. Newberry, 18, of Twin Falls, was taken into custody by the Blackfoot Police Department on Nov. 21 for dropping off a newborn girl in a box at Grove Creek Medical Center in Blackfoot.

While the baby girl was taken out of the box “within a minute” after the clinic received the alarm on October 13, employees soon noticed the situation. that the newborn baby was dead long before being released.

‘The medical team had the baby out of the crib within a minute. After removing it, they immediately realized that the baby had died long before it was placed in the baby box.

‘Idaho’s Safe Harbor Act allows the delivery of an unharmed and healthy baby. Therefore, this was not a legal surrender under state law because it did not meet Safe Haven’s criteria for surrender,” a Safe Haven news release reads.

Monica Kelsey, founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, said in a social media post at the time: ‘We are heartbroken. ‘Anonymity is only permitted if a baby is delivered safely, completely unharmed.’

Since its launch in 2016, Safe Haven Baby Boxes have offered parents a discreet and secure option to deliver their newborns.

Angel N. Newberry, 18, of Twin Falls, was taken into custody by the Blackfoot Police Department on Nov. 21 for allegedly leaving a dead newborn girl in the Save Haven Baby Box.

While the baby girl was removed from the box ‘within a minute’ after the clinic was alerted on October 13, staff soon realized the newborn had died long before being released.

The nonprofit’s policy states that any parent can leave a baby under 30 days old without any legal consequences.

However, under both company policy and Idaho law, the baby must not be harmed or killed.

Medical-grade boxes are placed on the exterior wall of the building. When a newborn baby is placed inside, the outer door automatically locks and a medical staff opens the inner door to secure the baby.

Boxes are available in more than a dozen states. Kelsey said 52 babies have been delivered at the organization’s baby box locations since 2017.

In a new Facebook to postBlackfoot Police Department deputies said: ‘The Safe Haven Baby Box aims to allow custodial parents to safely and anonymously deliver a newborn baby under 30 days old without legal consequences, provided the child is not harmed.

‘Unfortunately, placement of an injured or deceased baby is not protected under this system or Idaho law.

‘Following the diligent work of the Blackfoot – Bingham Joint Detective Division over the past two months, Angel N. Newberry, 18, of Twin Falls, was arrested in Twin Falls on a Bingham County felony warrant for failure to report a death to law enforcement. bailiffs and coroner.

Since its launch in 2016, Safe Haven Baby Boxes have offered parents a discreet and safe option to deliver their newborns.

The child was released to Grove Creek Medical Center in Blackfoot, Idaho.

The nonprofit’s policy states that any parent can abandon a baby younger than 30 days old without legal consequences. However, under this system or Idaho law, it is imperative that the baby not be harmed or killed.

‘Angel was transported pursuant to the above order and booked into the Bingham County Jail.

Newberry was charged with failure to report a death to law enforcement. A court date has not been set yet.

Authorities have not yet revealed who the father was or how old the baby was at the time of his death.

MPs also said further information about the case would not be made public for now ‘due to the sensitive nature of the ongoing investigation and the potential for further criminal charges’.