Michigan mother who left son in Omaha identified
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By The Associated Press
OMAHA — Court papers filed by the Douglas County Attorney’s Office have identified the Michigan mother who abandoned her son this week.
Terri Martin drove her 13-year-old son roughly 12 hours from Detroit, Mich., to leave him at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha early Monday. State officials have said she heard about Nebraska’s unique safe-haven law through news reports.
The boy told authorities his mother is under high stress and could not deal with him anymore.
The court document filed in Douglas County Juvenile Court also says Martin failed to provide proper parental care and support for her son. For that reason, the county attorney’s office says the boy is at risk for harm.
The boy remains in the state’s custody.
He was the 18th child left under Nebraska’s safe-haven law since it took effect in July. He is the second child left from outside the state.
Nebraska’s law allows anyone to leave a child as old as 18 at a state-licensed hospital without fear of prosecution for the abandonment.
Information from: WOWT-TV
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