Baby found dead in trash can outside house in Woodland Hills

Tony Kurzweil and Carlos Herrera

8 mins ago

A murder investigation is underway after a one-day-old girl was found dead in front of a house in the San Fernando Valley on Tuesday.

Police were notified after a 23-year-old woman who was hospitalized with heavy bleeding was found to have just given birth, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed to KTLA.

Officers traced the incident to a residence in the 23000 block of Burbank Boulevard in Woodland Hills and found the dead toddler in a trash can in the front yard.

There was initially no information about the cause of death.

The police child abuse unit is investigating the incident as a murder, the spokesman said.

A lawyer for the woman said her client was cooperating with investigators.

Neighbors said there were two homes on the property and that residents of both units were being questioned.

KTLA’s Alexis Lewis contributed to this report.