Mom-of-two faces murder charges after she 'killed her baby and lived with the little girl's lifeless body in her apartment for three months'
- Christina Colantonio, 28, was charged with second-degree murder
- The charges were brought in connection with the death of her daughter
- She is alleged to have killed the baby shortly after she gave birth to her
- The baby was found by a fiend who called 911 after seeing the tot dead
- It's thought the baby had been in the house for at least three months
- She was arraigned at Batavia City Court and ordered held without bail
A mom-of-two has been charged with murder after she allegedly killed her baby and then lived with the baby's dead body for three months
Christina Colantonio, 28, was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of her daughter at her apartment in Batavia, about 45 miles from Buffalo, New York
It is believed that she killed the newborn shortly after she gave birth to her, according to investigators who said they had gathering conclusive evidence it was an 'intentional death.'
Christina Colantonio, 28, was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of her daughter at her apartment in Batavia, about 45 miles from Buffalo.
It is believed that she killed the newborn shortly after she gave birth to the little girl about three months ago
Police were called to a home on 208 Liberty Street, pictured, last Thursday and found the dead baby there
Police launched an investigation into the tot's death after a friend of Colantiono called 911 and said that she had found a baby's body.
Officers arrived at a home on 208 Liberty Street last Thursday and found the dead baby there, WGRZ reports.
Investigators have not yet released information on exactly how the baby died.
But detectives determined that the child was born at home.
Batavia Police Detective Sergeant Todd Crossett said the baby's tiny corpse had been kept there for three months.
Colantonio, who has two other children, lived alone in the apartment where the baby was found
The mom-of-two, pictured, was arraigned Saturday at Batavia City Court and was ordered to be held without bail
A medical examiner will determine the infant's official cause of death.
According to police, Colantonio, who has two other children, lived alone in the apartment where the baby was found.
Genesee County District Attorney Lawrence Friedman said investigators 'have enough evidence to come to a conclusion it was intentionally caused'
She was arraigned Saturday at Batavia City Court and ordered to be held without bail.
Genesee County District Attorney Lawrence Friedman said investigators 'had enough evidence to come to a conclusion it was intentionally caused.'
Meanwhile, the officers who discovered the baby girl's body were being offered counseling.
'It's not something you see on a regular basis,' Crossett said. 'They are the most vulnerable part of the population.'
A neighbor told WGRZ that Colantonio was always 'cordial' and was a 'pleasant young lady.'
He added: 'I was floored [when I heard about it] because I didn't think anything like that could happen especially not right across the street from me. It's really shocking.'
Colantonio is scheduled to appear in court again on Monday.
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