Woman Charged in Death of Newborn Found in Queens Hotel

A woman was arrested in relation to the July death of an infant at a Sunnyside Days Inn. Photo via Google Maps.

By David Brand

A Long Island woman was arrested Wednesday for her alleged role in the death of a newborn baby in a Sunnyside motel last July

Lauren Becker of Seaford, NY was charged with manslaughter.

Police and EMS responding to a 911 call at the hotel on July 18, 2018 found a newborn baby girl lying unresponsive inside a room with Becker, 36.

EMS took the baby to Elmhurst General Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

No defense attorney is yet on file for Becker, according to the state courts website. She was scheduled to be arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Thursday.