A new mother upset that she was unmarried tossed her newborn daughter into the trash, which suffocated the baby.
The aunts tried to cover it up.
Mother’s Day in the Sergio family will never be the same.
A Brooklyn baby died after her mother tossed her out like trash - and the tragic tot’s two aunts tried to help the mom cover up the disgusting act, police charged yesterday. Police found Laura Sergio’s baby girl wrapped in a towel and stuffed in a black garbage bag at around 3:30 a.m. on the back porch of her Bay Ridge home. A second black garbage bag was filled with bloody rags. The grisly discovery was made about five hours after Sergio, the youngest of three sisters who live at the house on Colonial Road with their parents, was rushed to Lutheran Hospital by private ambulance.
Police said Sergio, 25, collapsed in her home and was complaining of cramps, abdominal pain and bleeding. Once at the hospital, officials realized the former Catholic schoolgirl had given birth and questioned her and her entire family. They then went back to her house and found the dead infant.
A coroner ruled the death a homicide by a combination of asphyxiation and hypothermia, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner said. After hours of interrogation, cops late last night charged Sergio with murder. Her sister Andria Sergio, 27, was also arrested for “improper disposal of a human body.” Eldest sibling Cara Sergio, 29, was charged with obstructing governmental administration.
Her parents - a public school teacher, Dominick, and a Long Island University secretary, Lena - denied knowing their daughter was pregnant, police said. The family has lived on the block for about 20 years, and neighbors - who also didn’t know Sergio was pregnant - were shocked to hear what happened. “They are a good family,” said Christie Marrone, 20, who grew up with Laura Sergio. “They were always friendly. This is just not something you would ever expect someone to do.” Neighbors called the parents “very, very strict,” and said Sergio was a bit of a troublemaker with a history of running away. Many heard whispers that her parents did not approve of Sergio’s latest boyfriend.
“I think she got nervous that she was pregnant and not married,” Barbara Getleson, 82, said of Sergio.
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Laura Sergio is a good person and this situation happened because of a psychosis. U will burn in hell for judging her.
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bloodisthickerthanwater reply on June 21, 2008:
Defending her ..you must be psycotic. She knew she was pregnant and she knew she had the baby…why do you think she tried to hide it in the bag?!!!! She has lied and God will punish her for what she has done to that poor baby girl!!!
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Cass reply on June 21, 2008:
Excuse me? But were not baby-killers.
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bloodisthickerthanwater reply on June 30, 2008:
Then explain how the baby got in the freakin bag!!!!!! That is killing it!!! DUH!!!!
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Sorry, when I posted this I had a psychosis.
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I like to think that people that kill children earn a special place in hell. Right next to the lawyers that knowingly defend such monsters.
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I used to work with Cara the oldest sister. She was a high school teacher in Queens until she was fired for her behavior. I knew Cara and her family for three years. The whole family was crazy. I’m saddened but not 100% shocked.
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You say we will burn in Hell for judging her? Well that poor baby girl went though hell suffocating to death because HER MOTHER PUT HER THERE!!!! What the hell is wrong with people defending women who do this? They blame it on psycosis??!!! I have heard from Laura herself and she defends herself by saying she does not remember giving birth and that says “how do you think I feel by learning in the same breath that I not only gave birth but I am being blamed for the baby’s death?” Well….gee I wonder ..you can breathe but you didn’t give the baby a chance to breathe. I have since shosen never to speak to her again or the guy that still chose to be with her even after he knew what she did. Psycotic?? Yes I believe they both are. Psycotic to even believe I would believe noone knew!! BULLCRAP!!!!
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I also feel she knew she was pregant and she did not want to be . So she talked herself out of it!!! Then she gets friends and family to believe what she SAID!!!! If she did not know she was pregnant then why give birth “QUIETLY” and then put the baby in a bag and try to hide it? SHE KNEW AND SHE HID IT ON PURPOSE!! Defend he,r go ahead, you belong to be friends with people like that. My choice is not to be
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