A MAN, who says he's the daddy of Alexis Avila’s ex says his household needs custody of Avila's child who she allegedly tossed right into a dumpster.
Oscar Astorga, mentioned his 16-year-old son, Stephen, had no concept is ex-girlfriend, Avila, 18, was pregnant till she gave start final week and was caught abandoning her youngster in a dumpster.
Now, Astorga says his household needs custody.
“In fact we’re making an attempt to get custody,” Astorga informed the Each day Mail. “In fact.”
“He's my grandson. That’s why we will’t touch upon something as a result of we’re making an attempt to get my grandson.”
Astorga mentioned that since the video went viral, he and his household have been receiving dying threats.
“There’s lots of people on social media that been sending dying threats to our household. We haven’t executed something unsuitable.”
He mentioned his household has nothing to cover however that they will’t touch upon the state of affairs at this second.
In keeping with textual content messages between Stephen and a buddy, the teenager believed that Avila had miscarried and didn’t know he was going to be a father till she was arrested for dumping the infant.
The Astorga household was employed a lawyer to assist them get custody of the infant, who's at present within the care of the New Mexico Kids, Youth and Households Division at a hospital in Lubbock, Texas.
Astorga, 50, mentioned the household is doing every part they will to present the infant, who they’ve named Saul, a house.
He mentioned the information of the infant and him being a grandfather had come as an enormous faculty. “While you don’t know after which swiftly somebody calls you? It’s like wow.”
Astorga added: I’d prefer to inform you numerous issues. I’m a God-fearing man. I simply can’t remark proper now.”
Stephen had damaged up with Avila in August 2021. The teenager claims the mom of his youngster mentioned she suffered a miscarriage.
Nevertheless, Saul was born within the toilet of his grandparents’ residence in Hobbs final Friday.
'PANICKED'
Avila claimed she had no concept she was pregnant, solely realizing one thing was unsuitable when she skilled belly pains.
The mom has been charged with tried homicide and a felony rely of kid abuse. She is because of seem in court docket Wednesday in Lovington, New Mexico for a detention listening to.
Avila informed cops she panicked after giving start. She had wrapped her new child son in a bowl and drove him to the Broadmoor Shopping center in downtown Hobbs.
It was there that she was seen on digicam throwing the infant in a dumpster behind Rig Outfitters. She hopped again in her white Volkswagen Jetta and drove off.
Saul was found 5 hours later after three dumpster divers believed they heard a cat meowing.
April Meadow, one of many individuals who discovered Saul, wrapped the infant in her coat, telling the operator that the new child was “freezing chilly.”
Saul was taken to a hospital in Hobbs earlier than being transferred to a extra superior NICU unit in Lubbock.
Medical doctors gave him a blood transfusion and put him on a feeding tube and oxygen. The infant’s physique temperature was so low, potential on account of hypothermia.
On Monday, police mentioned the infant was in secure situation.
‘SOMETHING WASN’T RIGHT’
Proprietor of Rig Outfitters and Residence Retailer, Jo Imbriale, was requested by police to overview safety footage from Friday evening that captured the horrific incident.
“One thing wasn’t proper, I noticed the officers' faces, and they didn't look proper,” he informed KOB.
“I mentioned ‘What's it we're on the lookout for?’ and she or he goes ‘We're on the lookout for anyone who dumped a black rubbish bag in your dumpster.’ I rotated, I mentioned ‘please do not inform me it was a child’.”
Imbriale added: “I used to be in shock simply to see this.
“I can not sleep at evening simply realizing that this child was simply tossed in a dumpster like that. I am sorry however who does that? That's evil. I haven't got phrases for it.”
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