21 year old whose abandoned newborn was covered in ants says she doesn't want to see her baby girl

A mother accused of dumping her baby girl in a bush told prosecutors she didn't want to be a mother and doesn't want to see her child.
Sidney Woytasczyk, 21, is charged with child abandonment after abandoning her newborn in a flowerbed near her Houston apartment.
Prosecutors say she gave birth to the child in her kitchen, cut the cord and left it exposed to the elements in a flowerbed to stop her oblivious boyfriend from being scared away, according toABC 13.

She was arrested arrested a passerby spotted the baby, covered in ants and called the cops.

During the 21-year-old's second court appearance, at Harris County, on Wednesday she told investigators she did not want to be a mother and did not want to see her baby.

The infant is currently in the ICU and being treated for a bacterial infection after Woytasczyk ripped the placenta in two. The little girl could be at risk of developing meningitis.

Woytasczyk later told police she had panicked after giving birth because she didn't know she was pregnant.

They said Woytasczyk then went home, cleaned up and went to sleep.

She has now been charged with a felony charge of abandoning a child and causing serious bodily injury and, if found guilty, could receive up to 20 years in prison.

Prosecutors also said she had expressed concerns about how having a child might affect her relationship with boyfriend Deandre Skillern.

Skillern, who told a court last week that he didn't know Woytasczyk was pregnant, has not been charged in connection with the case.

He has now taken a DNA test to prove he is the father, and is contesting Woytasczyki's mother for custody of the child.
Custody will be decided by a judge; in the meantime, the infant is with Child Protection Services.

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