The physical description and clothing on the body discovered Sunday in Millington, about a half-hour north of Memphis, matched that of Aniston Walker, who was reported missing Jan. 9, police said in a news release.
Police did not say how the baby died. An autopsy was being conducted Monday.
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Tragic: Aniston Walker was just seven weeks old when authorities say her mother, Andrea Walker, murdered her
Mother charged with murder of baby found in ditch
The baby’s mother, Andrea Walker,
told police that Aniston disappeared after she left the baby at home
with her 3-year-old child while taking her 5-year-old child to school.
Police Director Toney Armstrong said at the time that Walker was not as forthcoming with investigators as they would have wished.
Before Aniston’s body was discovered, Walker had pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated child abuse or neglect. She was free on $250,000 bond before she turned herself in on Monday.
Ditched: The body of 7-week-old Aniston Walker was found in a ditch by a motorcyclist who stopped to wait for fellow bikers
Unknown: The cause of the baby’s death is unknown as authorities await the results of autopsy
Back in January, police searched for the baby for three days with no results. Then on Sunday, a motorcyclist stopped on the side of the road in Millington, saw the child’s body in a ditch and called police.
‘It is heartbreaking to confirm that an innocent child’s life has been taken,’ Armstrong said in a statement, ‘but now family members of Aniston Walker can have closure and begin the healing process of losing a loved one.’
Andrea Walker was charged with two counts: first-degree murder in the perpetration of a felony and aggravated child neglect or endangerment.
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