Thousands of signatures have been amassed in an online petition pushing for a New Mexico teen accused of throwing her newborn away to be prevented from from attending college.
Last week, a judge amended a pre-trial order for Alexee Trevizo, 19, who is currently charged with murder, child abuse and tampering with evidence. The amendment states that Trevizo will now be allowed to attend college classes while waiting for her trial, ABC 7 reports.
Following the amendment, an online petition was created on Change.org that pushed “authorities and educational institutions to take immediate action to prevent Alexee Trevizo from pursuing a career in nursing or social work or any field of education,”
However, it’s unclear what Trevizo plans to study, New York Post reports. As of Tuesday morning, the petition has 17,265 signatures.
“Allowing someone who has been involved in such a heinous crime to pursue an education, especially one that involves caring for others is not only morally wrong but also poses significant risks to potential patients or clients,” the petition read.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Trevizo gave birth at the Artesia General on January 27. Police said she arrived at the hospital with severe back pain and said she felt like she needed to “have a bowel movement” while at cheerleader practice on the previous day.
She then locked herself in a bathroom and stayed there for around 20 minutes. She allegedly didn’t open the door until the staff threatened to open it themselves.
When nurses went into the bathroom, they saw a pile of blood and a newborn boy inside the trashcan.
“A housekeeper was called to clean the large amount of blood inside the restroom. The housekeeper cleaned up the blood first and then went to take the trash can bag out of the trash can and found it to be much heavier than usual,” the arrest affidavit stated.
“The housekeeper said she looked through the trash can and found a tied-up trash can bag underneath other trash.”
Trevizo subsequently filed a lawsuit against Artemis General Hospital, along with an unnamed doctor and “John and Jane Does A through F,” identified only as medical staff working at the hospital.
The lawsuit stated that Trevizo arrived at 12:38 a.m. and was given a cocktail of drugs, including Ketorolac, sodium chloride, Ondansetron and morphine. Medical staff then administered blood tests, which showed Trevizo was pregnant.
“The doctor and nurses admit that at 12:51 am they received on their computers the notice of the results of the blood test showing that Alexee was pregnant,” the lawsuit read.
At around 1:39 a.m., according to the lawsuit, Trevizo ran to the bathroom and locked the bathroom door. She later said she told medical staff that she didn’t know she was pregnant and that baby was stillborn.
At 2:38 a.m., the baby was pronounced dead.
An autopsy, according to the lawsuit, indicated that the newborn had morphine and additional medications in his system. A medical examiner determined that the infant had had a hemorrhage that was consistent with hypoxia.
Trevizo’s trial has been set for February 2024. Check back for updates.
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