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New Mexico Woman Charged After Newborn Drowned in Toilet

2/15/2026

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Sonia Cristal Jiminez, a New Mexico woman, has been charged with intentional child abuse resulting in death after giving birth in a portable toilet and drowning the newborn.
On February 7, Jiminez arrived at Memorial Medical Center without her baby, prompting police notification.
Autopsy confirmed the baby was alive at birth.
Jiminez is held without bond at Doña Ana County Detention Center; Story described the case as heartbreaking and disturbing.

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Story summary

Sonia Cristal Jiminez, a New Mexico woman, has been charged with intentional child abuse resulting in death after giving birth in a portable toilet and drowning the newborn.
On February 7, Jiminez arrived at Memorial Medical Center without her baby, prompting police notification.
Autopsy confirmed the baby was alive at birth.
Jiminez is held without bond at Doña Ana County Detention Center; Story described the case as heartbreaking and disturbing.