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Texas teen mom hands 1-month-old son to stranger at bus stop, flees in Uber: cops

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Reyes, R. (2026, September 20). Texas teen mom hands 1-month-old son to stranger at bus stop, flees in Uber: cops. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/us-news/texas-teen-mom-hands-1-month-old-son-to-stranger-at-bus-stop-flees-in-uber-cops/

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In San Antonio, an 18-year-old mother named Karla Ibarra handed her one-month-old son to a stranger, Jennifer Benavides, at a bus stop and fled in an Uber because she no longer wanted the child. Police later arrested Ibarra after she returned to the area; her bail was set at $7,000. Under Texas's Safe Haven Law, parents can leave newborns anonymously without facing legal consequences, but Ibarra chose instead to abandon her baby with a stranger. Benavides and a friend provided temporary care for the infant before alerting authorities.

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An 18-year-old Texas mom named Karla Ibarra abandoned her one-month-old son at a bus stop in downtown San Antonio on September 13 by handing him over to stranger Jennifer Benavides along with his birth certificate, Medicaid card, and Social Security card. Initially, Benavides thought Ibarra was joking but realized she was serious when the teen started giving away all her baby's documents. After taking the infant to a friend’s house nearby, Ibarra fled in an Uber without her son. The two women cared for the child until police arrived; Ibarra returned later and was arrested on charges of abandoning and endangering a child with intent to return him. Benavides expressed shock at how someone would abandon their baby despite available resources.

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An 18-year-old Texas mom dumped her infant on a stranger at a bus stop and fled in an Uber because she didn’t want the baby, police said. asserted

police → dump → baby

Accused callous mom Karla Ibarra was with her son at a bus stop in downtown San Antonio last Sunday when she approached Jennifer Benavides and asked to borrow her phone, KSAT 12 reported. asserted

KSAT → accuse → phone

Benavides was gushing over how cute Ibarra’s 1-month-old boy was when the teen suddenly started handing over all her son’s federal ID documents and asking the startled woman to take him from her. asserted

teen → gush → her

“She’s like, ‘Well, do you want him? asserted

you → ’ → him

I’m going to give him away. asserted

I → go → him

I’m going to give him to somebody,’ ” Benavides recalled. asserted

Benavides → go → somebody

“She begins handing me his birth certificate, his Medicaid, his Social Security card,” she said. asserted

she → begin → certificate

Benavides was shocked and brought Ibarra and the infant to a friend who lived nearby who might help, but the teen mom then left the house in an Uber without her son. uncertain

mom → shock → son

The two women then fed the boy and changed his diaper before calling San Antonio police for help. asserted

women → feed → help

Ibarra was arrested when she returned to the area later, with the child put in the care of relatives, KSAT reported. asserted

KSAT → arrest → relatives

The 18-year-old was allegedly determined to leave the boy with a stranger because she no longer wanted him, according to the San Antonio Police Department. uncertain

she → leave → Department

“It’s upsetting to know that even with all the resources that we have out there that someone would do this,” Benavides said of the situation, thankful that she was able to help the child before he was given away to someone dangerous. asserted

he → ’ → someone

Texas has a Safe Haven Law, a k a the Baby Moses Law, which allows parents to anonymously leave their newborns at designated safe locations without legal repercussions. asserted

parents → have → repercussions

Ibarra was charged with abandoning and endangering a child with intent to return, according to Bexar County Court. uncertain

Ibarra → charge → Court

Her bail was set at $7,000. asserted

bail → set → 7,000

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