A woman gave birth to a baby in a porta-potty in Gretna and is now wanted for second-degree murder, according to law enforcement.
Gretna police say they issued an arrest warrant for the mother, Lekesha Lemelle.
Police say they responded to the call of a woman giving birth at Waffle House on 52 Westbank Expressway. When they arrived on scene, police say Lemelle told officers that she gave birth to a baby but didn’t know how long ago or what the baby’s condition was.
Police say they were directed down the street from the Waffle House to a porta-potty in the Westside Shopping Center. That’s where they say they found a newborn, dead in the tank.
There is now an arrest warrant out for Lemelle for second-degree murder. Police say an autopsy revealed the baby was alive at birth.
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