Arraignment Held in Baby Abandonment

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The teen accused of leaving her infant to die outside for more than three days was formally arraigned on Thursday.Chemung County prosecutors say 17-year-old Harriette Hoyt of Sayre was indicted for second-degree attempted murder, reckless endangerment and child abandonment.The child was found more than 2 weeks ago by people walking by a home on Walnut Street in Elmira. The victim was found in a garbage bag in a group of bushes.That infant was taken to a Rochester hospital and was later released to foster care.

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