Mom charged with murder after dead baby found in recycling center

EASTPOINTE, Mich. (AP) — A woman whose newborn baby was found dead at a Detroit-area recycling center after she gave birth in a garage has been charged with murder and child abuse.

Angela Alexie appeared in court today and told a judge that she had no permanent address. She asked for a court-appointed attorney and was returned to jail on $1 million bond.

Investigators say the 24-year-old Alexie disclosed that she gave birth alone in a garage in Eastpointe on Dec. 22, and the baby was left there to die a few days later. The body ended up at a recycling center in nearby Roseville where workers discovered it Jan. 14.

Investigators initially believed the baby might be a missing child from the Lansing area, but tests ruled that out.