Hamden Woman Arrested For Child Abandonment
New Haven| A 24-year-old Hamden charged with leaving an infant in a New Haven dumpster is due in Superior Court today. Andiana Velez faces charges not only for the abandonment yesterday of an eight-month-old girl but also for assaulting the child’s 21-year-old mother earlier in the day.
It is believed Velez was the child’s baby sitter. The eight-month-old remains hospitalized.
New Haven Police and the state Department of Children and Families (DCF) are continuing to investigate the cause of the child’s injuries. Investigators have not yet determined who is responsible for the infant’s burn injuries.
Andiana Velez is charged with the following:
- Risk of injury to a child
- Assault second degree
- Reckless endangerment first degree
This morning, officers will transfer Velez to an arraignment hearing at Superior Court in New Haven. Velez is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail.
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