LOS ANGELES — Minutes after an infant girl was dumped in a Laguna Niguel trash bin just yards from her family’s front door Saturday, the newborn’s 11-year-old sister went out to investigate, neighbors said, then summoned help in time to save the child.
The sister had grown concerned because she had seen her mother bleeding in the bathroom and saw her take something outside to the bin, said Bianca Ontivero, an 11-year-old friend and neighbor. She said her friend had confided to her that her mom was pregnant and told her to keep it a secret.
“I think she got curious” and inspected the bin, the girl said.
Shawn Sepulveda, 38, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the dumping of the child.
An Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman said the infant is being treated at the hospital with minor medical problems “due to improper delivery,” but is expected to make a full recovery.
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