State prosecutors said Moore said she gave birth in a dorm’s bathroom, according to WFLA. She held the baby tight against her body, until the child stopped crying. An autopsy found the child had multiple fractured ribs and hemorrhaging.

Brianna Moore, a former University of Tampa student, was arrested in Mississippi and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, child neglect with great bodily harm, failure to report a death and unlawful storage of human remains, the Tampa Police Department said in an Oct. 18 news release.

A former Florida college student is facing several charges in the death of her newborn infant, whose body was found wrapped in a towel in a trash can. Investigators said