Who is Jakayla Williams? Alabama teen mom charged with capital murder over newborns death

On Thursday, authorities in Dothan, Alabama, announced the arrest of an 18-year-old woman they say dumped the body of a newborn child in a skip.

Jakayla Ashanti Williams, according to the police, has been officially charged with first-degree murder. The infant’s mother, Williams, has been suspected by police as the likely cause of death.

Who is Jakayla Williams?

Who is Jakayla Williams? 18-year-old Alabama woman charged with capital murder after allegedly killing newborn

The woman, Jakayla Williams, allegedly gave birth to the baby boy at her home on August 13. She then wrapped the baby in a blanket and placed him inside a dumpster at an apartment complex, police said.

The baby’s body was later found in the dumpster, which had a trash compactor attached to it. The infant’s remains were wrapped in a mattress protector and placed inside a duffel bag.

Williams told investigators that she did not want to be a mother at just 18 years old and that having a baby “cost too much money.” She is currently being held at the Dothan City Jail without bail.

The case has shocked the community, and many people are calling for Williams to be given the death penalty. However, it is unclear at this point whether prosecutors will pursue that option.

Alabama is one of the states that has banned abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. This has led to renewed debate about the issue of abortion, and the case of Jakayla Williams is likely to further fuel that debate.

The Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit organization that works to end mass incarceration, says that Alabama sentences more people to death per capita than any other state.

It is possible that Williams could face the death penalty if she is convicted of capital murder.

The case is still under investigation, and more details are expected to be released in the coming days.

Police report on Jakayla Williams

Police said Jakayla Ashanti Williams has now been charged with capital murder. Police believe Williams was the mother of the newborn that was found dead.

According to a release from the police department, the department was contacted by the medical staff at Southeast Health who told them a woman was at the hospital attempting to recover a child she claimed to have left with the staff last week.

“The female stated she gave birth at her residence in the 1100 block of Tate Drive on August 13th and within the first few hours she took the newborn child to the hospital and gave the child to an employee and left,” police said. “The female stated she did that because she did not want the child and it cost too much money.”

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