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Mother Arrested After Newborn Found Dead in Trash at Childcare Facility
Police said Stephanie Ubaldo allegedly killed a newborn after giving birth in a bathroom, and the child’s death was ruled a homicide.
- On Thursday, September 17, authorities arrested 20-year-old Stephanie Ubaldo of Perry and charged her with first-degree murder after police discovered a newborn infant dead inside a trash bag at a childcare facility on Tuesday, September 15.
- Dallas County Emergency Medical Services responded to Acorns & Oaks Child Care on Tuesday for a report of a woman experiencing vaginal bleeding; Ubaldo reportedly delivered the child in a bathroom before returning to work.
- The Iowa State Medical Examiner determined the infant was between 32 and 36 weeks' gestation at the time of death, with visible injuries and abrasions across the newborn's body; the manner of death was ruled a homicide.
- Perry Police Chief James Archer noted Iowa's Safe Haven law allows parents to surrender newborns up to 90 days after birth without prosecution; Ubaldo is currently held at Dallas County Jail without bail.
- According to a criminal complaint, Ubaldo told investigators she was "intentionally caus injuries to the baby's face in an effort to stop the baby from crying." It remains unclear whether she has entered a plea or retained counsel.
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20-year-old Stephanie Ubaldo gave birth in a nursery bathroom and intentionally injured the baby's face to prevent him from crying.
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Daycare Employee Secretly Gave Birth and Allegedly Killed Baby in Bathroom Before Returning to Work
A daycare employee in Iowa was arrested after she allegedly gave birth in a bathroom and killed the newborn before returning to work. Authorities announced that Stephanie Ubaldo was arrested on Thursday, September 17, and has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in connection with the child’s death. An investigation into Ubaldo, 20, […]
·Englewood Cliffs, United States
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Stephanie Ubaldo, 20, gave birth at work, police said, and the baby's body was later found in a garbage bag.
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