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A newborn baby boy was abandoned in a motel dumpster in Columbus, Ga., on Sept. 2, and police found him after a witness heard his cries

“The child was double bagged and placed into the dumpster for about five and a half to six hours," the lead investigator said

The baby's mom, Zinnia Hernandez, was arrested and allegedly admitted to investigators that she abandoned the newborn

On Tuesday, Sept. 2, someone heard crying coming from a dumpster at a Georgia motel.

The witness contacted police, and around 6:30 p.m. local time, officers arrived at Budgetel Inn & Suites Columbus, where a newborn baby was discovered in the dumpster, the Columbus Georgia Police Department (CGPD) said in a press release. After an “extensive investigation,” police said, they arrested the infant’s mo

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