Overview
- Prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against a juvenile, whose identity is withheld, accused of killing her newborn in Philadelphia.
- Police found the baby’s body in a Northern Liberties apartment on Saturday.
- The counts include voluntary manslaughter, possessing an instrument of crime, reckless endangerment, and tampering with evidence.
- The cause of death remains unconfirmed, with early police notes about possible puncture wounds still unverified.
- Prosecutors are awaiting expert reports that could change the charges, and investigators are evaluating the teen’s mental state and medical needs.