FL - University of Tampa student kills newborn baby; places body in trash - Nov 2, 2024

[Clearsky]

https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/bond-set-for-utampa-student-accused-of-killing-newborn-putting-her-in-garbage-can/

According to police, 19-year-old Brianna Moore gave birth in a dorm bathroom on campus. Her roommates reported hearing an infant’s cries and found blood in the bathroom, but Moore had initially claimed it was from her menstrual period.

 

[HelenK]

https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/bond-set-for-utampa-student-accused-of-killing-newborn-putting-her-in-garbage-can/

According to police, 19-year-old Brianna Moore gave birth in a dorm bathroom on campus. Her roommates reported hearing an infant’s cries and found blood in the bathroom, but Moore had initially claimed it was from her menstrual period.

Assuming that she has one, I want to know what her family has to say about this tragedy. She obviously wanted to conceal her pregnancy, but instead did the opposite. From what I understand, there is a fire station near to the university. She could have surrendered the baby there - no questions asked. Instead, she's facing prison, along with the memory of what she did. Stupid girl. That poor, innocent, helpless little baby.

 

[airportwoman]

The 14-year-old who had her baby and threw it out the window - THAT, I get, kinda sorta. Someone this age, who's obviously not stupid? I never had kids, but I just cannot comprehend how a woman could go to all the trouble of having her baby, and then do that. Even before we had Safe Havens, or in places that don't do this, that is what we have adoption for in the first place - to provide parents to children who otherwise wouldn't have them.

 

[LadyL]

throw away the key
she murdered an innocent little babe

 

[Eloise]

Yep, fire station just across the road apparently. Also unlike other cases, there's no doubt here that the baby was born alive, to an adult mother who would have been an adult at the time of conception, and she admits baby was deliberately killed.

Teenager arrested after baby found dead on University of Tampa campus

Brianna Moore, a 19-year-old former Florida college student, faces charges in connection with the death of her newborn, found wrapped in a towel in a trash can.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Florida's Safe Haven law allows parents to anonymously surrender unwanted infants up to 30 days after birth with no questions asked.

A parent who has just given birth can surrender a child to medical staff at a hospital or any fire station.

 

[HelenK]

What were her roommates saying to her? After a certain point in time, it had to have been obvious to everyone that she was pregnant. Apparently she told the police that she was in denial the entire time. So, she may have simply shut anyone down who tried to talk to her. Only when that poor little thing came physically into the world did she have to face the fact that she had been carrying a baby. Perhaps her denial was to the point that she was incapable of considering the surrender of something she didn't want to exist.
I'm attaching a copy of the case docket. Bond was set, and she was arraigned on November 13. A preliminary hearing should be set within a few weeks. It's interesting to note that the Public Defender withdrew from the case.

This just makes me heartsick.

 

[HelenK]

Jury trial set for February 18, 2025.

 

[HelenK]

Continued - which is the name of the game in this business .......... Pretrial set for July 25, 2025.

 

[acutename]

who was the father?

 

[Izzylizzy]

What were her roommates saying to her? After a certain point in time, it had to have been obvious to everyone that she was pregnant. Apparently she told the police that she was in denial the entire time. So, she may have simply shut anyone down who tried to talk to her. Only when that poor little thing came physically into the world did she have to face the fact that she had been carrying a baby. Perhaps her denial was to the point that she was incapable of considering the surrender of something she didn't want to exist.
I'm attaching a copy of the case docket. Bond was set, and she was arraigned on November 13. A preliminary hearing should be set within a few weeks. It's interesting to note that the Public Defender withdrew from the case.

This just makes me heartsick.

Two roommates had suspicions she was pregnant and the babies cries were heard that morning from inside the bathroom.

Judge grants bail for ex-University of Tampa student charged in baby’s death

Brianna Moore appeared in court Friday to face charges that she killed the newborn after giving birth in a dorm room.

www.tampabay.com

 

[Izzylizzy]

In Brianna Moore's case and this case it is mentioned that investigators are looking into the women being in denial of their pregnancy.
Is this 'denial" some kind of defense strategy for cold-hearted young women who have no problem just killing their innocent newborns ?



"An 18-year-old American student is in custody in Paris, suspected of throwing her newborn baby out of a third-floor window of a hotel, prosecution sources confirmed to CBS News on Monday."

American suspected of killing her newborn baby in Paris

An 18-year-old American student is suspected of throwing her newborn baby out of a third-floor hotel window, Paris prosecution sources told CBS News.

news.yahoo.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

"It’s absolutely heartbreaking and she made a choice, so she’s going to have to face consequences for making the choice that she did," Lopez said.

Former University of Tampa student accused of leaving newborn baby in trash can to die gets new trial date

A former University of Tampa student accused of killing her newborn baby was in court in Hillsborough County Thursday morning.

www.fox13news.com

Investigators believe she was suffering from ‘pregnancy denial’ when she wrapped the infant in a sheet and allegedly tossed it from the second floor of an Ibis Styles hotel moments after giving birth.

American tourist who gave birth in a Paris hotel room is identified

The American tourist accused of killing her newborn baby by tossing it out of a Paris hotel window can be revealed as Mia McQuillin from Bend, Oregon.

www.dailymail.co.uk

In France, the maximum penalty for this charge is life in prison. However, recent cases involving infanticide have resulted in lesser sentences.

According to a 2011 study in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, this condition can lead to unassisted births and neonaticide due to panic or disorientation.

American teen arrested after newborn thrown from Paris hotel window

American woman, 18, arrested in Paris for allegedly throwing newborn from hotel window, faces life in prison for homicide charges.

san.com

 

[PayrollNerd]

Trial postponed for Tampa student accused in newborn’s death

Brianna Moore now faces trial in the spring for charges that include aggravated manslaughter.

www.tampabay.com

The trial of the Tampa college student accused of causing the death of her newborn in a dormitory bathroom will not go forward this month, but will instead take place in the spring, a judge decided.

 

[Gemmie]

Yep, fire station just across the road apparently. Also unlike other cases, there's no doubt here that the baby was born alive, to an adult mother who would have been an adult at the time of conception, and she admits baby was deliberately killed.

Teenager arrested after baby found dead on University of Tampa campus

Brianna Moore, a 19-year-old former Florida college student, faces charges in connection with the death of her newborn, found wrapped in a towel in a trash can.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Florida's Safe Haven law allows parents to anonymously surrender unwanted infants up to 30 days after birth with no questions asked.

A parent who has just given birth can surrender a child to medical staff at a hospital or any fire station.

I have 2 questions.

I wonder what the father thinks about this, IF he even knew she was pregnant.

As for why didn't she just take it across the street to the fire station... are young girls informed about this option in school? Sex ed has changed since I was a youngster. I ask because I think it's a distinct possibility that maybe she didn't even know that was an option.

 

[Twick]

In Brianna Moore's case and this case it is mentioned that investigators are looking into the women being in denial of their pregnancy.
Is this 'denial" some kind of defense strategy for cold-hearted young women who have no problem just killing their innocent newborns ?



"An 18-year-old American student is in custody in Paris, suspected of throwing her newborn baby out of a third-floor window of a hotel, prosecution sources confirmed to CBS News on Monday."

American suspected of killing her newborn baby in Paris

An 18-year-old American student is suspected of throwing her newborn baby out of a third-floor hotel window, Paris prosecution sources told CBS News.

news.yahoo.com

Or is it a psychological reaction combined by living months under what society considers shameful and extreme hormonal and mental stress of childbirth?

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Or is it a psychological reaction combined by living months under what society considers shameful and extreme hormonal and mental stress of childbirth?

I understand what you're trying to say, but she knew she was in labor and that she gave birth, because she hid in the bathroom rather than seeking medical help and then lied about what happened. And she is a legal adult.

There were other choices that could have been made, such as giving birth at a hospital and giving a fake name and then sneaking away or just leaving the baby somewhere alive.

So what should the justice system do with this, is the question.