Woman charged with attempted murder in connection with abandoned baby found in trash bin

Horry County police have charged a woman with attempted murder in connection with a newborn baby girl who was found in a trash bin on Thursday.

Shelby Harper Taylor, 23, was booked at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center and charged with one count of attempted murder after being released from the hospital, Lt. Raul Denis, spokesman with Horry County police, said.

Taylor, the abandoned baby’s mother, surrendered to police Thursday night after she recognized pictures of herself being circulated by Horry County police, Denis said.

Police were called about 2:30 p.m. to the 500 block of Fairway Village Drive Thursday when the newborn was discovered by two brothers taking trash to the bin where the baby was found.

Austin Detray, 19, and 13-year-old brother Raymond Price recovered the baby from a trash bag after hearing its cries, police said.

Their mother, Jessica Price, called 911, and the baby was taken to Waccamaw Medical Center for treatment, authorities said.

The baby girl appeared to be “freshly born” and was still covered in blood and afterbirth, according to a police report.

The baby was reported to be in stable condition when officers checked on her Thursday afternoon. Staff at the hospital said the baby appeared to be only hours old, police said.

The Department of Social Services is currently working with law enforcement and the family to find an appropriate home for the baby, the social services department said in a statement on Friday.

This story was originally published April 11, 2015 at 1:46 PM with the headline "Woman charged with attempted murder in connection with abandoned baby found in trash bin."