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Alaynah Rappuhn appears in court after being charged with attempted murder (Bibb County Sheriff’s Office).
A Georgia woman has been charged with attempted murder after giving birth to a baby boy and allegedly leaving him in a trash bag outside her home. Her boyfriend reportedly discovered the baby in the bag.
Alaynah Rappuhn, 22, was arrested on April 1, following her visit to the emergency room at Piedmont Macon Hospital for “excessive bleeding.” The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office reports that on March 31, her boyfriend noticed her condition and took her to the hospital. Before leaving, she placed a trash bag on the back porch. When the boyfriend returned to collect some of Rappuhn’s belongings, he saw the trash bag and realized it was moving.
Upon opening the bag, police stated that he found a newborn baby boy “wrapped in towels.” The baby was taken to the hospital, where authorities reported that he is alive but in critical condition.
According to the media release from the sheriff’s office, Rappuhn did not tell her boyfriend that she was pregnant or that she had given birth. Police said that she gave birth at around 4:30 a.m. on March 31, “then wrapped the child in towels and placed him inside a trash bag.”
Rappuhn did not tell medical staff at the hospital that she had given birth when she arrived there on March 31.
Police responded to the emergency room and placed Rappuhn in custody after she was released from the hospital on April 1. She was charged with attempted murder, reckless abandonment of a child, and first-degree cruelty to children. After a court appearance, Rappuhn was ordered to be held at Bibb County Law Enforcement Center without bond.
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