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Trial postponed for Tampa student accused of killing her newborn, putting her in trash
The mother of a baby found dead in a trash can on the University of Tampa campus will be going to trial in March.
Brianna Moore was originally set to stand trial in late July. However, a judge granted her attorney’s request for more time to try the case during a hearing last week, according to the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office.
Moore is facing several charges related to her newborn baby’s death in April 2024. Moore was 19 years old at the time.
According to investigators, Moore’s roommates reported finding a newborn baby girl no longer breathing and wrapped in a towel in the 19-year-old student’s trash can.
Authorities said Moore denied being pregnant at first but later told them she had given birth in her dorm room and held her baby tight to stop the crying.
An autopsy revealed the baby had multiple fractured ribs along her spine and hemorrhaging in her lungs, according to the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office.
The Medical Examiner ruled the baby girl’s cause of death to be homicide.
Moore was charged with aggravated manslaughter, as well as failure to report a death, improper disposal of human remains and child neglect.
Officials said she will stay behind bars until trial.
The State Attorney’s Office also noted that Florida has recently expanded its Safe Haven laws to allow parents to anonymously surrender newborns up to 30 days without any questions.
Parents can leave a newborn with medical staff at any hospital or fire station.