Arrests Follow Disposal of Newborns

Authorities say the teenage mother suspected of disposing of two newborns down an air shift in her West New York apartment was likely an incest victim.

The 18-year-old's father is charged with aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and child abuse.

Authorities are awaiting results of D-N-A tests. His daughter is charged as a juvenile with murder and as an adult with attempted murder.

It all began when tenants heard a baby's cries on Tuesday.

Authorities say the 18-year-old high school junior throwing her newborn son out a third-story window into an air shaft on Tuesday. The baby survived after falling on a trash pile.

When investigators returned the next day, they found the remains of a baby girl that they believe died at least a year ago when the woman was 17.

The Associated Press is not identifying the girl or her father because of the sexual assault allegation.

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