SBPDPIO
On September 8, 2024, at 7:54 a.m., Santa Barbara City Police, Fire and AMR responded to a medical emergency in an apartment complex on the 1100 block of San Andres St. involving a mother who had just delivered an unresponsive newborn baby.
Roommates discovered both the mother, a twenty-year-old Santa Barbara resident identified as Joseline Lopez-Hernandez, and the baby unresponsive inside the apartment.
Both Lopez-Hernandez and the baby were immediately transported to Cottage Hospital and after life-saving measures were initiated, the baby regained a pulse and began breathing on their own.
Santa Barbara Police Detectives responded to conduct follow-up investigations. During the investigation, Detectives learned that the mother attempted to smother the baby.
The mother is in the process of being booked into Santa Barbara County Jail for 664/187PC – Attempted Homicide and 273d(a) PC – Cruel/Unusual Punishment on Child and is being held without bail.
Not being in her shoes, we can’t fathom what was going on with this young mother. There are so many things that could have been going on, including mental illness, abuse, etc. that may have contributed to her trying to end both of their lives. Note that she was also unresponsive, she gave birth at home, she likely didn’t have the beautiful circumstances that many mothers planning their families get to enjoy. I hope that the baby wasn’t without oxygen for too long…. and that the mother gets the help she needs.
Oh, that’s very sad.
Truly heartbreaking. I hope people will refrain from judging this woman, we have no idea what these circumstances are.
She’ll be judged in a court of law by a jury of her peers for attempted murder. SB City FFs brought that baby back to life after she killed it.
Innocent until proven guilty.
Wow, I look at my children and remember the day they were all born, how I held them with love and kindness, I would talk to them assuring them that I will always protect them, and I hear stories like these, I wish I could have a 5 minute conversation with this putrid waste of woman so I can explain to her EVERYTHING and all the blessings that she is going to miss out on for being a selfish brainless idiot.
Like you?
What she did was awful, but you can’t expect everyone to have your circumstances. Your lack of empathy is disgusting and vile. I don’t condone what she did, nor do I condone your disgusting response.
We don’t know what she did, if anything.
That’s very sad
All this talk on abortion…Should be a moot point!
Let’s get birth control everywhere! Make it EASY even for young girls because the guys are never going to be as vigilant as the females re: pregnancy.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/better-birth-control-hasnt-made-abortion-obsolete/
You’re both right. Signed – a female