Baby girl with six toes is found dead in dumpster outside California school – as cops probe chilling theory

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Banchariya, S., & Khan, Z. (2026, September 29). Baby girl with six toes is found dead in dumpster outside California school – as cops probe chilling theory. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/29/us-news/baby-girl-with-six-toes-is-found-dead-in-dumpster-outside-california-school-as-cops-probe-chilling-theory/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-29 · by Sheetal Banchariya, Zain Khan

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A four-month-old baby girl was found dead in a dumpster near Holmes Avenue Elementary School in South Los Angeles. Local resident Martha Serrano Jimenez discovered the body around 10:30 p.m. Monday while disposing of trash. The infant had six toes on her left foot, matching a trait shared by her grandparents, Herman Johnson and Laura Lacy. Police arrested the baby’s 19-year-old mother early Tuesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation by LAPD's Homicide and Abused Child Units.
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A 19-year-old woman named Takiyah Babers was arrested after her four-month-old daughter Luna's body was discovered in a dumpster near Holmes Avenue Elementary School in South Los Angeles on September 28. Martha Serrano Jimenez found the baby while taking out trash and initially thought it was a doll before realizing it was an infant. The baby, who had six toes on her left foot, was rushed to a hospital but pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Babers is being held on $2 million bail for murder and felony assault causing death of a child. Luna's grandparents expressed their shock and grief over the incident.

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Daily Mail
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“Both articles describe the arrest of a 19-year-old mother after her four-month-old baby girl's body was found in a dumpster on Alba Street, South Los Angeles.”
New York Post
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“Both articles describe the arrest and charge of a 19-year-old mother in connection with her four-month-old baby girl's death found inside a dumpster near Holmes Avenue Elementary School in South Los Angeles.”
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Sheetal Banchariya
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911 California Fox LA LAPD South Los Angeles

Subjects

Serrano Jimenez PERSON · 3× Fox LA ORG · 2× Johnson PERSON · 2× LAPD ORG · 2× Lacy PERSON · 2× California GPE · 1× Herman Johnson PERSON · 1× Laura Lacy PERSON · 1× Martha Serrano Jimenez PERSON · 1× South Los Angeles GPE · 1×

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When shown a photo of Johnson and Lacy’s granddaughter, Luna, Serrano Jimenez confirmed to investigators that the girl in the picture was the same infant she had discovered in the dumpster.
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A 19-year-old mother was arrested Tuesday after her four-month-old baby girl’s body was discovered inside a dumpster in South Los Angeles. asserted
body → arrest → Angeles
The grisly discovery occurred around 10:30 p.m. Monday near the 5200 block of Alba Street, directly across from Holmes Avenue Elementary School. asserted
discovery → occur → School
A local resident, Martha Serrano Jimenez, was taking out trash with her daughter when she noticed an unusually heavy black plastic bag inside the dumpster. asserted
she → take → dumpster
Using a cellphone flashlight to inspect the bag, Serrano Jimenez initially mistook the contents for a doll, exclaiming “una muñeca,” before realizing it was an infant, according to Fox LA. uncertain
it → use → LA
Her daughter immediately dialed 911 while Serrano Jimenez, neighbors, and the emergency dispatcher attempted to perform CPR. asserted
Jimenez → dial → CPR
Around 4 a.m. Tuesday, the tot’s grandparents, Herman Johnson and Laura Lacy saw it reported that the dead infant had six toes on her left foot, a trait shared by their granddaughter. asserted
infant → see → granddaughter
They rushed to Johnson’s apartment in South Los Angeles, just a few hundred yards from where the body was discarded, according to the news outlet. “To be found in a dumpster, a dirty dumpster. uncertain
body → rush → dumpster
It just broke my heart. asserted
It → break → heart
I don’t know what to do, man. asserted
I → know → what
I don’t even know what to say,” the infant’s heartbroken grandfather told the news outlet. asserted
grandfather → know → outlet
When shown a photo of Johnson and Lacy’s granddaughter, Luna, Serrano Jimenez confirmed to investigators that the girl in the picture was the same infant she had discovered in the dumpster. asserted
she → show → dumpster
When questioned, the mother produced a cellphone photo claiming the baby was safe. asserted
baby → question → photo
However, Lacy recognized that it was an old video based on the child’s clothing and spotted the baby’s car seat sitting unused inside the bedroom, reported Fox LA. asserted
LA → recognize → bedroom
LAPD officers cordoned off the apartment unit as a crime scene while awaiting detectives from the Abused Child Unit. asserted
officers → cordone → Unit
Investigators detained the teenage mother shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday. asserted
Investigators → detain → Tuesday
The LAPD Homicide and Abused Child Units continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the infant’s death. asserted
Units → continue → death
Authorities have not yet announced pending formal charges against the mother. asserted
Authorities → announce → mother
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office is working to formally identify the infant and determine the exact cause of death. asserted
Office → work → death
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