An 18-year-old Smithville woman who gave birth to a child and then threw it away is in jail tonight in DeKalb County.
Lilinaa Elizabeth Sosa was charged with second-degree murder after giving birth Friday night in a Mexican restaurant and then throwing the child in the restroom trash can. Her bail is set at $1 million.Sosa, who is from Mexico, has been in the United States for about a month, Smithville Police Chief Richard Jennings said. Her employer at El Rancho Restaurant in Smithville had no idea she was pregnant, Jennings said.
A waitress discovered the child when taking out the trash two hours after Sosa gave birth, Jennings said. The child later died.
Sosa was taken to Cookeville Regional Hospital Saturday after an examination showed she had sustained life-threatening injuries after giving birth. She remained in the hospital until about 10 a.m. today, when she was released and subsequently taken into police custody.
Sosa’s first court date is Nov. 8, Jennings said.
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2007-10-29
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