Cornhole tournament to be held Saturday to benefit Michigan-based adoption group
Lutheran Adoption Services, Michiganโs largest private provider of child welfare adoptions, will host its 2nd annual Forever Home Home Toss to raise awareness about adoption through foster care and funds to support its critical work.
Man says he took in Highland woman accused of putting baby in trash can
DETROIT โ A man said he tried to help a Highland woman, who is accused of dumping her baby in a trash can. The man, who was not being identified, said he found the woman, 23-year-old Jennifer Woodard, in a crisis, walking near Brightmoor. โShe was deciding to give it up for adoption,โ the man claimed. The man claimed someone was with her at that time. Prosecutorโs Office accused Woodard of putting her baby in a trash can.
Mother of newborn baby dropped off at Detroit hospital charged with assault, abandonment
DETROIT โ A Highland, Michigan woman has been charged with assault and abandonment of her newborn infant after the child was mysteriously dropped off at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit last week. Police identified the parents of the newborn child on Sunday. The newborn baby was reportedly cold to the touch and lost a large amount of blood due to the umbilical cord not being clamped off, officials said. The baby reportedly required a blood transfusion at the hospital. The man who dropped off the baby was reportedly questioned by police and released pending further investigation.