Hoping for Fresh Start, Mother Abandons Infant in Woods

By Andrew Rafferty, NBC News

Hoping for Fresh Start, Mother Abandons Infant in Woods

March 1, 2013 Updated Mar 1, 2013 at 12:53 PM PDT

A 24-year-old Pennsylvania woman abandoned her 8-month-old daughter in the woods with the hopes of getting “a fresh start,” according to police.

Jennifer Cutruzzula was spotted by a neighbor walking into the woods with her child, only to emerge alone. The neighbor called police and went into the woods and found the baby girl on a muddy hillside next to a bottle of milk.

“She walked into this area with the intention of abandoning the child,” said Alleghany County District Attorney Stephen Zappala.

Cutruzzula told police she left her child because she wanted “a fresh start,” according to a criminal complaint.

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