New Mexico Teen Convicted of Attempted Murder After Stuffing Newborn in Garbage Bag, Throwing Him in Dumpster
A New Mexico teen accused of abandoning her newborn boy in a dumpster last year has been convicted of attempted first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in great bodily harm, KRQE-TV reports. Jurors returned the verdict against 19-year-old Alexis Avila shortly after 4 p.m. Friday following more than two hours of deliberations. Prosecutors charged Avila …