Preliminary cause of death as asphyxia
AMARILLO, TEXAS -- Doctors alerted police Thursday morning after the 15-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital and found to have recently given birth.
The girl denied being pregnant and delivering a baby so police searched her home in the 4200 of West 11th and found the body of a near full-term baby boy hidden in her closet. Police say the infant was anywhere between five minutes and five hours old.
An autopsy performed today in Lubbock shows the preliminary cause of death as asphyxia determining the baby was born alive and lived for some time after birth.
Police are waiting for the teen to be released from the hospital before they can talk to her.
Right now the Potter County Attorney's office is aware of the incident but no charges have been filed.
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