Police: Woman who abandoned baby at Brooklyn store arrested and charged

The 7-month-old is now in the Administration for Child Services custody.

News 12 Staff

May 23, 2021, 11:34 AM

Updated 1,230 days ago

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A woman accused of abandoning a 7-month-old baby at a Brooklyn bodega has been arrested, police say.
Police say Markishsa Green, a Bronx resident, was arrested Saturday.
The baby girl was abandoned at a Bushwick store and found by an employee.
The employee says Green went to the bathroom and then left without the infant.
The baby was not hurt and was taken to the hospital.
The 7-month-old is now in the Administration for Child Services custody.
Greene is facing charges including abandonment and misdemeanor for acting in a manner injurious to a child.