A Georgia woman, 22, is facing charges of attempted murder after her boyfriend reportedly found a newborn baby boy in a trash bag on their back porch. The woman, Alaynah Rappuhn, was arrested on April 1, following her discharge from Piedmont Macon Hospital where she had been receiving treatment for severe bleeding.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office reported that Rappuhn’s boyfriend had noticed her declining health on the afternoon of March 31 and had taken her to the hospital. Before they left, Rappuhn had left a trash bag on the back porch of their home. When he returned to gather some of her items, he noticed movement from the bag.
Upon inspection, he found a newborn baby boy wrapped in towels inside the bag. The baby was immediately rushed to the hospital where he is reported to be alive but in critical condition.
According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, Rappuhn had not disclosed her pregnancy or the birth of the child to her boyfriend. It is suspected that she gave birth around 4:30 a.m. on March 31, after which she wrapped the baby in towels and placed him in the trash bag.
Rappuhn also did not inform the hospital staff that she had given birth when she was admitted on March 31. After her discharge from the hospital on April 1, police arrived at the emergency room and arrested her.
Rappuhn has been charged with attempted murder, reckless abandonment of a child, and first-degree cruelty to children. After appearing in court, she was ordered to be held at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center without bond.