Mother Suffocates Newborn, Hides Body In Dryer

San Antonio, TX (AHN) -- San Antonio, Texas police have arrested the mother of the infant who was found dead in a dryer at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center Friday evening.

San Antonio's news station KSAT reported the body was discovered by residents of the facility when they pulled damp, bloody sheets and towels out of the dryer. They found the dead infant wrapped in the linens.

Initial investigations led to Alicia Carranza, 23, who is being treated at the Victory Home facility.

She admitted to suffocating the baby after giving birth. She has been charged with capitol murder and will be taken to jail upon her release from the hospital, where she is healing from the birthing.

Pregnant women are not allowed at Victory Home.

State officials are reminding people about the states Baby Moses Law, which allows mother's to drop off infants under two months old at specified facilities that can ensure their safety. Women can do this with no questions asked by authorities.

San Antonio Police Department spokesman Joe Rios was quoted by KSAT as saying, "If you feel you're in the circumstance where you can't take care of your child, there's always (Child Protective Services), there's always foster homes, there's always something you can do besides hurting the baby."