Alexis Avila trial continues with testimony from police, doctors
ONE ATTEMPT, A FIRST DEGREE MURDER. THANKS YOU. WELL, TESTIMONY WAS HELD IN COURT TODAY. STATE OF NEW MEXICO VERSUS ALEXIS OBUASI HOUR 20, 2213. PLEASE STAND FOR THE JURY. JURORS HEARD FROM MEDICAL STAFF AND OFFICERS ON SCENE THE DAY AVILA’S BABY WAS FOUND. A DOCTOR WHO TREATED BABY DOLL TESTIFIED THE CHILD WAS FOUND IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 80 DEGREES. IF THESE VITAL TWO HAD NOT BEEN STABILIZED, WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE OUTCOME? THE BABY COULD DIE. A CERTIFIED PEDIATRICIAN FROM LUBBOCK, TEXAS, TESTIFIED BABY DILLON WAS ALSO TREATED FOR HYPOTHERMIA. YOU MENTIONED HYPOTHERMIA, ALTHOUGH TEMP AND HEART CONCERNS, WHEN THE BABY WAS INITIALLY RECEIVED INTO THAT FIRST E.R., THAT WAS THE MAIN IMMEDIATE CONCERN WAS AT THAT TIME THAT BABY BRAIN TO THE E.R. OR MORE HYPOTHERMIA AT THAT TIME. BABY HAS LITTLE HEARTBEAT AND A VERY LOW TEMPERATURE. I BELIEVE IT WAS 27 DEGREES CENTIGRADE. IF LEFT UNTREATED, THE PEDIATRICIAN SAYS THE BABY COULD HAVE POSSIBLY SUFFERED KIDNEY DAMAGE. THIS BABY MIGHT HAVE NOT TAKEN A FEEDING COURSE OF AN EIGHT HOUR OR TEN HOUR. WE DON’T KNOW. SO AT THAT TIME, YOU KNOW, BLOOD SUGAR MIGHT HAVE DOWN THE OVERALL CLUE LEVEL IS DOWN. AND THAT IS ONE OF THE CONTRIBUTOR FOR THAT KIDNEY DA
Alexis Avila trial continues with testimony from police, doctors
Doctors testified “Baby Doe” could have died, if vitals had not been stabilized
Updated: 7:37 PM MDT Apr 12, 2023
The Alexis Avila trial entered day two of testimony Wednesday. The teen mother, accused of abandoning her newborn into a dumpster at the Broadmoor Shopping Center in Hobbs, New Mexico, in January 2022, is facing charges of child abuse, or, alternatively, one attempt of first-degree murder. Court records and surveillance video reveal three people dug their way through a dumpster and found “baby doe” alive, wrapped in a towel, inside of a trash bag with its umbilical cord attached. Jurors heard from first responders and police officers on scene the day Avila’s baby was found. A doctor who treated “Baby Doe” testified the newborn was found in low temperatures. Officers testified the newborn was found “unresponsive” and a bruise was seen on the baby’s head. One other doctor stated, when “Baby Doe” was initially treated for medical attention, the newborn was “blueish” in color and cold to the touch. A pediatrician from Lubbock, Texas, testified “Baby Doe” was also treated for hypothermia, before being transported for further treatment. “Baby had low heart rate and a very low temperature. I believe it was 27 degrees,” the pediatrician said. “This baby might have not taken of feeding (food) for seven, eight hours or ten hours. So, at that time, you know, blood sugar might have been down, the overall fluid level is down. That is one of the contributors for that kidney damage.” The three-day trial is expected to last until Friday, April 14. Avila pleaded not guilty. If convicted, Avila could face a minimum of 18 years in prison.
LEA COUNTY, N.M. —
The Alexis Avila trial entered day two of testimony Wednesday. The teen mother, accused of abandoning her newborn into a dumpster at the Broadmoor Shopping Center in Hobbs, New Mexico, in January 2022, is facing charges of child abuse, or, alternatively, one attempt of first-degree murder.
Court records and surveillance video reveal three people dug their way through a dumpster and found “baby doe” alive, wrapped in a towel, inside of a trash bag with its umbilical cord attached. Jurors heard from first responders and police officers on scene the day Avila’s baby was found. A doctor who treated “Baby Doe” testified the newborn was found in low temperatures.
Officers testified the newborn was found “unresponsive” and a bruise was seen on the baby’s head. One other doctor stated, when “Baby Doe” was initially treated for medical attention, the newborn was “blueish” in color and cold to the touch.
A pediatrician from Lubbock, Texas, testified “Baby Doe” was also treated for hypothermia, before being transported for further treatment.
“Baby had low heart rate and a very low temperature. I believe it was 27 degrees,” the pediatrician said. “This baby might have not taken of feeding (food) for seven, eight hours or ten hours. So, at that time, you know, blood sugar might have been down, the overall fluid level is down. That is one of the contributors for that kidney damage.”
The three-day trial is expected to last until Friday, April 14. Avila pleaded not guilty. If convicted, Avila could face a minimum of 18 years in prison.
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