Venezuelan woman admits to abandoning newborn

A 23-year-old Venezue­lan woman who ini­tial­ly told po­lice she found a new­born aban­doned in a card­board box in South Oropouche has since ad­mit­ted she is the ba­by’s moth­er. She is as­sist­ing in­ves­ti­ga­tors but is not in cus­tody, and po­lice have not ruled out charges. Of­fi­cers said she con­cealed the birth and filed a false re­port.