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Houston woman arrested for death of baby
An arrest was made in connection with the death of a baby found at a gas station on South Post Oak back in April. 25-year-old Diana Zavala Lopez was taken into custody in Brownsville. She is believed to be the baby's mother.
HOUSTON - An arrest has been made in the death of an infant girl found in a gas station bathroom back in April.
Diana Guadalupe Zavala Lopez, 25, has been arrested for allegedly leaving a deceased infant in a Houston gas station on 13114 South Post Oak Road.
Lopez is charged with felony tampering with evidence - human corpse, and she will be extradited to Harris County.
BACKGROUND: Infant girl found dead in Houston gas station bathroom on South Post Oak Road
According to authorities, Lopez was taken in by Border Patrol agents in Brownsville when she was attempting to flee to the country. Officials later discovered she had overstayed her visitor visa.
On April 2, Houston police received a call about a deceased infant in the bathroom of the gas station. Emergency responders from the Houston Fire Department arrived and tried to provide medical assistance to the baby, but she had already been deceased for a number of hours.
According to officials, surveillance video showed Lopez entering the bathroom hours before and then leaving 15 minutes later.
She could be seen getting into a white Cadillac and driving off, Houston police say.
The cause of the infant's death has not been revealed as the investigation is continuing.