Mother arrested after four-month-old baby girl was found dead in filthy green LA dumpster

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Diomande, A. (2026, September 30). Mother arrested after four-month-old baby girl was found dead in filthy green LA dumpster. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16172947/Mother-arrested-baby-girl-dead-dumpster-los-angeles.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-30 · by Aisha Diomande

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A 19-year-old woman named Takiyah Babers has been arrested and charged with $2 million bail for allegedly discarding her four-month-old daughter Luna in a dumpster on September 28 in Los Angeles. The infant's body was discovered by a neighbor searching for recyclables, leading to the baby being pronounced dead at the hospital after emergency services were called. A vigil was held near the site where Luna’s body was found to honor her memory.
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Story summary

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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📰 Infant Dumped In Dumpster
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This article reads unscored and hedges 32% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 11% hedged 2 of 18 📰 publisher trust 67
“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
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 10% hedged 2 of 20 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe the arrest and charge of Takiyah Babers for dumping her four-month-old daughter in a dumpster in Los Angeles, with consistent details on date, location, and charges.”
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19
sentences that state something as happening or true
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32%
6 of 19 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Publisher signals
64/100
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3
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Daily Mail · 5495 article(s) · 15 correction(s) detected
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Aisha Diomande
35 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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Topics

Fox11 KTLA 5 Los Angeles NBCLA The Los Angeles Police Department

Subjects

Luna PERSON · 8× Babers PERSON · 5× Takiyah Babers PERSON · 4× Johnson PERSON · 2× Laura Lacey PERSON · 2× Los Angeles GPE · 2× Martha Jimenez PERSON · 2× Fox11 ORG · 1× Herman Johnson PERSON · 1× Lacey PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Herman Johnson, Babers's foster father, expressed his heartbreak to Fox11 over discovering the baby in a dirty dumpster, sharing that he was completely at a loss for words. Johnson mentioned that after learning an infant was found in a trash container on the morning of September 29, he confronted Babers.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-30
🔮 He is still trying to piece together how and why his own daughter could kill his grandchild.

Claims (19 extracted, 6 hedged)

A 19-year-old woman has been arrested after she allegedly tossed her own baby girl out with the trash inside a filthy Los Angeles dumpster. uncertain
she → arrest → dumpster
Takiyah Babers is being held on $2 million bail on suspicion of murdering her four-month-old daughter, Luna. asserted
Babers → hold → daughter
The infant's lifeless body was found on the night of September 28 on Alba Street, about 4.5 miles south of downtown LA. asserted
body → find → LA
A neighbor, Martha Jimenez, was searching through the trash for recyclables when she grabbed an unusually heavy laundry bag. asserted
she → search → bag
She looked closer, only to discover baby Luna. asserted
She → look → Luna
She called the police and paramedics, who rushed the baby to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. asserted
she → call → hospital
A vigil for Luna was held today at the very same dumpster where she was allegedly murdered. uncertain
she → hold → dumpster
Herman Johnson, Babers's foster father, expressed his heartbreak to Fox11 over discovering the baby in a dirty dumpster, sharing that he was completely at a loss for words. Johnson mentioned that after learning an infant was found in a trash container on the morning of September 29, he confronted Babers. asserted
he → express → Babers
Baby Luna is pictured, as her mother, Takiyah Babers, is currently detained and being held on a $2 million bail Takiyah Babers, 19, was arrested after she allegedly tossed her own baby girl out with the trash inside a filthy Los Angeles dumpster A neighbor, Martha Jimenez, was searching through the trash for recyclables when she grabbed an unusually heavy laundry bag Allegedly, Babers first told her foster father that the baby was asleep, before changing her story and insisting the baby was with the father. 'I have a hole in my soul; I can't believe that this even happened said Johnson. uncertain
Johnson → picture → soul
Babers's foster mom, Laura Lacey, is completely devastated. asserted
mom → devastate → ?
'I miss my grandbaby, my whole house is hurt,' Lacey told NBCLA. asserted
Lacey → miss → NBCLA
The dumpster is now filled with candles, balloons flowers, and images of baby Luna in her honor. asserted
dumpster → fill → honor
Van R Babers, the biological father of Takiyah Babers and grandfather to Luna, wailed in confusion at the vigil. asserted
Babers → wail → vigil
He is still trying to piece together how and why his own daughter could kill his grandchild. uncertain
daughter → try → grandchild
‘The little baby was just precious like all babies,’ Van told KTLA 5. asserted
Van → tell → KTLA
The dumpster is now filled with candles, balloons flowers and images of baby Luna in her honor Babers's foster mom, Laura Lacey, is completely devastated Luna's vigil was held on September 30 at the very same dumpster where she was allegedly murdered ‘ uncertain
she → fill → dumpster
It's a total surprise to me that this could even take place at her hands because what happened is so different than the way she was throughout life.' uncertain
she → take → life
The Los Angeles Police Department released a statement on the day after the baby was found dead, saying the investigation remains ongoing. asserted
investigation → release → day
'Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the LAPD’s Abused Child Unit, Juvenile Division,' the statement added. asserted
statement → ask → Unit
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