3 indicted after newborn found in trash can at Savannah motel; alleging attempted murder

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Three people have been indicted in the case of a newborn found in a trash can at a Savannah motel. Prosecutors say the baby’s mother ‘attempted to kill the newborn.’Dominique Welcome, 29, Chiquita Roche, 39, and Jamal West, 44, are charged in the case. First responders found the baby in the trash Oct. 10th outside a motel on Abercorn Street.See previous coverage: www.wtoc.com/2026/10/14/officials-refuse-share-any-new-info-regarding-baby-found-savannah-hotel-trash-can/ Charges against WelcomeThe indictment names Welcome as the mother. It says she attempted to murder her newborn.The grand jury also agreed Welcome deprived her child of necessary sustenance, jeopardizing the child’s well-being.Charges against Roche and WestProsecutors say Roche lied to police. She allegedly denied knowing Welcome had given birth. Roche also reportedly kicked two female officers.West, the third person charged and a registered sex offender, was indicted for lying to police during the i