Mother charged with tampering with a human corpse in connection to demise of her new child in NW Harris Co., sheriff says

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A girl has been arrested almost a yr after the demise of her new child child, who was discovered at the back of a rubbish truck in northwest Harris County.

On Monday, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez stated Catherine Innes, 22, has been charged with tampering with a human corpse within the demise of her new child child boy in 2024.

Jesus Martinez’s physique was discovered at about 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 14, 2024, within the 13200 block of Fountaincrest Court docket within the Chimney Hill subdivision.

Innes — who lives doorways down from the crime scene — spoke to investigators that very same day and admitted to being Martinez’s mom, courtroom paperwork point out.

Deputies say Innes informed them she gave start within the bathe three days earlier than her son’s physique was found.

After giving start, Innes informed investigators she handed out. When she regained consciousness, she stated she observed her son wasn’t respiratory and positioned his physique in a trash bag alongside together with her nightgown and a few bloody towels.

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Investigators say she then admitted to placing the trash bag in an outside trash bag, the place it sat for 3 days earlier than it was picked up by a Finest Trash crew.

On the time of the incident, the sheriff’s workplace says the infant was anyplace from someday outdated to 30 days outdated.

In line with a charging doc, the boy’s physique had been partially crushed and was within the early phases of decomposition. Trash collectors informed deputies they’d been operating the trash compactor.

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Data present Innes was booked into the Harris County Jail.
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