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Mom charged with child abandonment after leaving 6-month baby at auto shop

The Independent·Owen Scott·about 4 hours ago
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The incident unfolded at a Jiffy Lube in Mableton, with one employee describing the incident as 'heartbreaking' (Google)

Laraven Davis was arrested in Mableton, Georgia , after allegedly leaving her six-month-old daughter with Jiffy Lube employees and telling them they could keep the child.

An auto shop employee called 911 after Davis left the baby with remarks that paperwork was in the bag if she did not return.

Davis returned approximately 15 minutes later armed with a knife and demanded the infant back shortly before police officers arrived.

Authorities arrested Davis and charged her with child abandonment and reckless conduct; she remains in custody at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.

The baby was evaluated at a local hospital for soiled clothing and rashes before being placed in the custody of the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services.

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