New Details On Danbury Abandonment Case: Report

DANBURY, CT — A mental health defense could be used in the trial of a woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby behind the Zaytuna Grocery Store in May. Attorney Joe Romanello, who represents the accused Anny Castillo, 22, said he would be seeking a mental health evaluation for the mother, reports the News Times.

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Castillo was arrested in July after police say she abandoned her newborn baby boy behind the grocery store in May. The baby boy was found wrapped in clothing with its umbilical chord still attached. The baby survived the incident, and Castillo was found five days later.

Detectives with the police department's Special Victims Unit filed for a warrant for her arrest on July 13. Citing court documents, the News Times reports Castillo told police she gave birth alone in a bathroom and left the baby behind the store after realizing she couldn't care for him in a "spur-of-the moment" decision.

The state's safe haven law allows new mothers to drop off babies less than 30 days old to any hospital, no questions asked.

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