INDIANAPOLIS (AP): An Indianapolis woman whose co-workers found her newborn son gasping for air in a garbage can has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Marion Superior Judge Lisa Borges suspended 10 years of the sentence after 23-year-old Briana Holland pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted murder. Prosecutors dropped five other charges.
Court documents say that after Holland delivered the infant at a warehouse last August, co-workers found the infant with his head covered in a bag, trash in his mouth and toilet paper wrapped around his neck.
Documents say Holland told a detective she was scared and couldn't afford to care for her son.
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry says the quick actions of the co-workers and first responders prevented a tragedy.
A message seeking comment was left for Holland's attorney.
