Nursing Assistant Accused of Throwing Newborn Out Window After Baby Was Found Dead on Sidewalk

A nursing assistant was arrested three months after her newborn was discovered dead on a sidewalk. 

Police allege that she threw the child out of a second-story window. 

Emily Jane Dickinson, 20, and Joshua Coleman Wooters, 19, have been detained in connection with the tragic death of their newborn in McConnellsburg, Pa., according to online court records.

The incident occurred on March 11 when Pennsylvania state authorities found the lifeless newborn boy on the street. 

Shortly after, a coroner declared the child dead. 

Troopers responded to a call about a deceased infant and discovered a garbage bag containing a bloodied mattress near the scene.

Authorities determined that the baby was less than 24 hours old at the time of death. 

The cause of death was “exsanguination from the umbilical stump,” as per the criminal complaint cited by ABC 27. 

At the scene, police also found a placenta.

During the investigation, Wooters repeatedly denied any knowledge of the situation. 

However, he later told authorities that Dickinson had cut the baby's umbilical cord with a knife, according to the complaint reported by WGAL 8 and FOX 43.

Dickinson, when questioned, allegedly told police that she did not want any children and had only realized she was pregnant a few weeks before the birth. 

After delivering the baby in the bathroom, she checked for a pulse and noticed the child was not moving. 

She then allegedly disposed of the baby and placenta, claiming she "wasn’t thinking clearly" at the time.

Wooters further alleged that Dickinson picked up the infant and threw him out the window. 

Both Dickinson and Wooters have been charged with criminal homicide, criminal homicide conspiracy, concealing the death of a child, and abuse of a corpse, as indicated by online court records. Wooters also faces charges of obstruction of the law.

They were both booked into jail on Tuesday, June 25 and are being held without bail. 

No attorney or plea information was available for them in court records at the time of reporting.

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