Aberrant fact: she abandoned her newborn baby in a bar and ran away | the Chronicle

In the last hours, an aberrant fact shook the American press. In this country, specifically in the state of New Jersey, a 14-year-old teenager ran into a restaurant, gave her newborn baby to a client and ran away.

Frankie Aguilar, witness and employee of the place, stated that The young woman desperately entered the El Patron store to ask for help. “She seemed a little desperate,” she said, then pointing out that she was working outside the restaurant when she arrived. Staff called the police, she said, but the girl left before they arrived.

“After he gave the baby to someone else, one of our clients just left.”Said Aguilar. The baby, who still had the umbilical cord attached, was put in an ambulance and taken to Jersey City Medical Center.

According to what has been informed by the owner of the premises, the 14-year-old mother approached the counter and claimed to have found the boy. At this moment, Alease scott, former therapist and her boyfriend Walter Cocca They were having lunch when the teenager called for help.

Scott didn’t hesitate: “I said, ‘Do you mind if I check the baby’s vital signs?” And she gave it to me. So the teenage mother ran away and left the baby with the client. Scott and her boyfriend realized the baby was having trouble breathing. Fortunately, Scott has a practice of CPR and first aid that he applied to the newborn baby.

“Suddenly we heard the most beautiful crying and the baby started to move, opened his eyes a little then closed his eyes but the sweetest thing was when he was hungry and trying to suck, so we knew he was okay “, Dijo Scott.

The teenager, who initially denied being the mother of the baby, was also taken to Jersey City Medical Center. While the baby will be put up for adoption.