WHITEWATER, Wis. – A woman, apparently the mother of a child found dead in a field March 4, was charged with child neglect and hiding the body. Santos Asucena Caseres Cruz initially denied the pregnancy. Later, investigators said, she admitted delivering the baby herself on January 27. She said she didn’t call 911 for help because nobody knew she was pregnant, including her other children. She said also that she thought the child was born dead. When she was arrested, her place was cleared out. It was believed she was leaving for Mexico to join the father of the child. Bail was set at $10,000. She was ordered to surrender her passport.
