A new mother and father have been arrested for allegedly k!lling their 1-day-old baby boy while they were still in the hospital’s maternity ward.
Kevin Canaan, 28, and Yennifer Tavarez-Cepeda, 25, are accused of abusing their newborn son in a private room at the Tower Health Reading Hospital in Pennsylvania on May 2 shortly after his birth, prosecutors said Tuesday, May 19.
The child, who medical staff say was born seemingly healthy, was “unexpectedly discovered to be in medical distress” in a patient recovery room some time later, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office.
The baby was pronounced de@d after being rushed to Penn State Hershey Medical Center for advanced neonatal care.
