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LA Teenage mother charged with murder after allegedly dumping infant daughter in dumpster

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Farr, D. (2026, October 2). LA Teenage mother charged with murder after allegedly dumping infant daughter in dumpster. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/02/us-news/la-teen-mom-charged-with-murder-after-infant-found-in-dumpster/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-02 · by Daniel Farr

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A 19-year-old mother named Takiyah Rochelle Babers has been charged with murder after her four-month-old daughter Luna was found dead in a dumpster in South Los Angeles. Police arrested Babers the day after Luna’s body was discovered around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, October 24. She is being held on $2 million bail and faces one count of murder and one felony count of assault on a child causing death. Authorities are still investigating the cause of Luna’s death.
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Story summary

A 19-year-old woman named Takiyah Babers was arrested after her four-month-old daughter Luna's body was discovered in a dumpster near Holmes Avenue Elementary School in South Los Angeles on September 28. Martha Serrano Jimenez found the baby while taking out trash and initially thought it was a doll before realizing it was an infant. The baby, who had six toes on her left foot, was rushed to a hospital but pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Babers is being held on $2 million bail for murder and felony assault causing death of a child. Luna's grandparents expressed their shock and grief over the incident.

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Daniel Farr
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Topics

ABC 7 California Los Angeles Newton Division the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office

Subjects

Babers PERSON · 4× Lacy PERSON · 4× Luna PERSON · 3× California GPE · 1× Laura Lacy PERSON · 1× Los Angeles GPE · 1× Luna Babers PERSON · 1× Newton Division ORG · 1× Takiyah Rochelle Babers PERSON · 1× the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office ORG · 1×

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A 19-year-old mother has been charged with murder after her 4-month-old daughter was found dead inside a South Los Angeles dumpster, with investigators still working to determine what caused the baby’s death.
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Claims (20 extracted, 2 hedged)

A 19-year-old mother has been charged with murder after her 4-month-old daughter was found dead inside a South Los Angeles dumpster, with investigators still working to determine what caused the baby’s death. asserted
what → charge → death
Takiyah Rochelle Babers was charged Thursday with one count of murder and one felony count of assault on a child causing death, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Babers is being held on $2 million bail. uncertain
Babers → charge → bail
Her arraignment was postponed Thursday and she did not enter a plea. asserted
she → postpone → plea
Her next court hearing is scheduled for Oct. 30. asserted
hearing → schedule → Oct.
The charges came days after the infant, identified as Luna Babers, was discovered in a trash bin near the Pueblo Del Rio housing project. asserted
infant → come → project
Newton Division officers responded around 10:30 p.m. Monday to the 5200 block of Alba Street after a radio call reporting a “death investigation.” asserted
officers → respond → investigation
Inside the container, officers found the baby unresponsive. asserted
baby → find → container
Los Angeles firefighters and paramedics transported her to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Authorities said the infant had been left there within the previous 24 hours. asserted
infant → transport → hours
Investigators have yet to determine Luna’s cause of death. asserted
Investigators → have → death
The case has left the baby’s family reeling. asserted
case → leave → family
Luna had been cared for by her grandmother, Laura Lacy, and Lacy’s partner, Herman Johnson. asserted
Luna → care → grandmother
On Monday evening, the couple dropped the baby at the apartment where Babers, Lacy’s foster daughter, had been staying. asserted
Babers → drop → apartment
The next morning, after learning Luna was missing, the grandparents rushed back to the neighborhood. asserted
grandparents → learn → neighborhood
They soon received the news that the infant had died. asserted
infant → receive → news
Lacy has alleged that Babers intentionally killed her daughter. asserted
Babers → allege → daughter
“I think it was premeditated. asserted
it → think → ?
She did this on purpose. asserted
She → do → purpose
No way you’re gonna call somebody to pick up your baby… and then you do this,” Lacy told ABC 7. asserted
Lacy → go → ABC
Police identified Babers as a suspect during the investigation and arrested her Tuesday. asserted
Police → identify → her
She was taken into custody without incident and booked for murder, according to authorities. uncertain
She → take → authorities
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