UPDATE:
Video has been presented to a jury of Althea Johnson, the woman accused of leaving her newborn baby in a dumpster in North Austin two years ago, reportedly showing her admitting to abandoning the baby. Johnson can be heard talking about wrapping the baby up and walking around with it outside, not knowing what to do. Prosecutors say Johnson tried to hide her pregnancy. The defense argues that she didn’t know she was pregnant in the first place.
Original:
A North Austin mother, whose toddler was found in a dumpster by a homeless man, goes on trial Tuesday April 9th. Althea Johnson could face twenty years in prison if found guilty of abandoning her child in the trash in late 2017.
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