Clovis mother suspected of killing newborn released from jail

The Clovis mother arrested last week for the death of her newborn baby has been released from the Fresno County jail.

Police said 18-year-old Angelena Hamilton kept her pregnancy secret and gave birth to the child at home last Wednesday.

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Later that day, Clovis police officers found the child dead in a trash bin. They found Hamilton and got her to a hospital for treatment, and booked her in jail on charges of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment.


The jail released her Saturday morning because Clovis police never submitted a case for the district attorney to file charges.

Clovis Police say they're still waiting for autopsy results and they're conducting interviews to wrap up the case, which they say, could take a while.