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CPS taking custody of baby found in apartment trash
Anita Hassan, Dale Lezon chron.com The whimper coming from the dumpster outside building 25 caught Carlos Michel's ear Tuesday morning. It sounded like an animal dying, maybe a kitten, but he couldn't tell for sure. As the sounds grew louder, the maintenance worker felt certain that whatever was making the noises was struggling. Seconds later, Michel, 51, reached into the blue dumpster and, hunched over, grabbed a white trash bag. He placed the bag on the ground, ripping it open to find the source - a newborn boy, stuffed among trash and discarded school work. His tiny face and hands were purple, his umbilical cord still attached, his body cold. His soft cries were the only indication he was still alive. "I almost had a heart attack," Michel said. He discovered the baby about 8:30 a.m. at The Reserve at Windmill Lakes apartment complex, 9988 Windmill Lakes Boulevard, just west of Almeda Mall. Paramedics arrived to take the boy to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he was reported to be in good condition. Investigators later located and interviewed the newborn's 16-year-old mother, who admitted putting the baby in the dumpster, said Houston Police Department spokesman Victor Senties. Police released few additional details and said nothing about what may have led the teen to abandon her newborn. The mother, who police said attended South Houston High School, was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Pearland. Once she has been released from the hospital, investigators will speak with officials at the Harris County District Attorney's Office to determine what, if any, charges will be filed, Senties said. Child Protective Services officials said the agency will take custody of the baby. "It was a shock to find a human being inside a trash bag," said Michel. He sat in a golf cart at the apartment complex Tuesday afternoon, still reeling from the day's events. "An indefensible baby." Reminded of grandson Every morning, each maintenance worker at the complex is assigned to pick up trash in a certain area. It happened to be Michel's morning to clean near building 25. He first heard the newborn's whimpers as he dumped the contents of a bucket into the big bin. He said he used the bucket as a stool and peered into the dumpster, scanning the pizza boxes, soda bottles and fast-food containers before he identified the bag from which the sounds were coming. As he pulled the bag out, Michel noticed the outline of the baby. The child was upside down. As soon as he rescued the boy from the trash bag, Michel took off his gray work shirt and swaddled the newborn in it. The baby's dark hair was wet and sticky, possibly with placenta, and his body was cold. Michel brought the child to his chest, rubbing the baby's back, trying to use his own body heat to warm the boy. A co-worker then came by in pickup, and Michel hopped inside the truck's cab, turning up the heat to further warm the baby. The newborn's cheeks turned rosy as his body warmed. Michel said he could see the newborn's little chest bouncing with hiccups. As Michel rocked him, he thought of his own 2-month-old grandson, Gerardo. The baby's whimpers reminded him of the cries Gerardo sometimes made. to read more: chron.com
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