Mom killed newborn, tried bury baby in backyard: Cops
Inset: Leticia A. Rodriguez (Cobb County Sheriff

Below is a photo showing Leticia A. Rodriguez from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office. In the background, you can see the house where Rodriguez was reportedly found attempting to bury her deceased newborn, as captured by WAGA.

A 17-year-old mother in Georgia previously accused of trying to bury her dead newborn baby in her backyard is facing additional charges after investigators alleged that she killed the infant.

Leticia A. Rodriguez, who was arrested late last month, is now charged with one count of felony murder and one count of aggravated assault with a weapon, authorities announced.

Rodriguez had previously been facing one felony count each of concealing a death, throwing away or abandonment of a dead body, and abuse of a dead body in the death of her young son.

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