Teen Kills Daughter.

[Dragonfly]

SAUK VILLAGE, Ill. - A 14-year-old girl accused of suffocating her newborn daughter and leaving the infant's body in a trash can was charged with murder.

The teenager was also charged Friday with concealment of a homicide, said Thomas Mountford, deputy police chief of the Sauk Village Police Department.

The girl's name was not released because she was charged as a juvenile, Mountford said. A judge could later decide to try her as an adult, authorities said.

A relative of the teen found the baby Wednesday night in a garbage can in the garage of the teen's home. The relative called police and paramedics, who were unable to revive the infant.

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This song has never been more apropriate:

"Throw Yourself Away" ~ Nickelback

Baby's born on the bathroom floor
The mother prays that it'll never cry
And nothing's wrong you got your prom dress on
When they ask you say it isn't mine

Oooh, you know they're gonna know you lied

Why the hell don't you throw yourself away
You know they're gonna burn it down
Wash my, hands of this
You notice how God ain't even helping you out
Wash my, hands of this
You notice how God ain't even helping you
Why the hell don't you throw yourself away
You know they're gonna burn it down

So keep the way you feel anonymous
And hide it all until the day you die
You secret's safe at least you thought it was
But you can only keep it for a little while

Oooh, and now you're terrified

Why the hell don't you throw yourself away
You know they're gonna burn it down
Wash my, hands of this
You notice how God ain't even helping you out
Wash my, hands of this
You notice how God ain't even helping you
Why the hell don't you throw yourself away
You know they're gonna burn it down

Baby's born on the bathroom floor
Mother prays that it'll never cry
And nothing's wrong you got your prom dress on
And when they ask you say it isn't mine

And damn you for thinkin' we would never know
And damn you for thinkin' we would never mind
Only reason that you made it this far
You never asked Him but you never try

Why the hell don't you throw yourself away
Why the hell don't you throw yourself away
You know they're gonna burn it down
Wash my, hands of this
You notice how God ain't even helping you out
Wash my, hands of this
You notice how God ain't even helping you out
Wash my, hands of this
You notice how God ain't even helping you out
Wash my, hands of this
You notice how God ain't even helping you out
Why the hell don't you throw yourself away
You know they're gonna burn it down

[Jory]

I wonder if anyone knew she was pregnant. I wonder what kind of support system this child had or simply what her background was that she felt this is what she had to do.

I also think that nickelback song is a bit harsh to judge this girl. She's 14. Who knows what her mental state is or maturity level.

[kmhowe72]

thats awful

[ArcticPhoenix]

I wonder if anyone knew she was pregnant. I wonder what kind of support system this child had or simply what her background was that she felt this is what she had to do. I wonder why, ultimately, it matters.

I don't think the girl should necessarily spend the rest of her life in prison, but I think she does need psychiatric counseling and at least some form of punishment for her crime. Clearly she knew what she was doing by throwing the baby into the garbage can. If she wasn't aware of her actions, then wouldn't she have just left the baby wherever she smothered it?

Regardless, she did something conscious with the child after she killed it. That amounts to trying to cover up the crime, at the very least, and I'm glad that the family member called police and the paramedics.