The mother of a 14-year-old girl, who
allegedly caused the death of her newborn son, was charged Thursday with not seeking medical care for the teen, authorities said.
The Highland Park woman endangered the welfare of a child for neglecting to seek medical attention for her daughter on two occasions, and she tampered with evidence where a crime was committed, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.
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The prosecutor's office also did not release the woman's name to protect the identity of her 14-year-old daughter, who faces a juvenile delinquency offense equivalent to murder in the adult justice system.
Police
discovered the baby outside a Lincoln Avenue home Monday afternoon in Highland Park. Emergency crews rushed the infant to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he died.
In a statement Monday, the prosecutor's office said the teen "caused the death of her newborn boy."
Authorities have not revealed the cause of the infant's death. It was not immediately clear how long the infant had been outside the home before the baby was discovered, or when the teen gave birth.
Diamond Mejias told News12
she spotted the baby with his umbilical cord still attached next to the Highland Park house. Mejias said her
stepfather administered CPR until emergency responders arrived.
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