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Police arrested a 13-year-old Ewa girl Thursday on suspicion of second-degree murder in connection with the death of her newborn infant, a source with police connections said.
The teen had given birth in February and allegedly put the live baby in a trash bin.
When the teen became ill the following day, she went to a hospital, where medical professionals determined she had recently given birth.
The girl’s friend came forward and reported to police that the mother may have disposed of the infant.
Police searched and found the child dead in a trash bin.
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office said it could not provide any information on this case.
The Medical Examiner’s Office had to determine whether the child was stillborn or alive at the time it was disposed of, and only recently made that determination, ruling it a homicide, according to the source.
The Honolulu Police Department declined to comment and did not provide any information on this case.
HPD’s long-standing policy is to not list on its booking log any minors under the age of 18 who have been arrested.
However, it is unclear what HPD’s policy is, if any, in providing information to the media and the public on its highlight board of felony cases involving minors, whether they are victims or suspects.
Man arrested in robbing of cabdriver
Police have arrested a 41-year-old man after he allegedly robbed a taxi driver at Campbell Industrial Park in Kapolei.
The 55-year-old driver reported the suspect wielded a “dangerous instrument” at him while he was driving and robbed him between 9:15 and 9:55 a.m. Thursday, according to police. They did not specify what the suspect used to allegedly threaten the driver.
About a half-hour later police located the suspect on Olai Street within the industrial park and arrested him on suspicion of first-degree robbery.
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