Nebraska teen sentenced for murdering newborn baby

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Nebraska judge sentenced an 18-year-old on Thursday for killing her newborn baby in 2023.

Judge Travis O’Gorman sentenced Chloe Coplen-Anderson of Gordon to 35 to 60 years in prison.

Coplen-Anderson pleaded guilty in August in Sheridan County District Court to one count of second-degree murder.

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On Nov. 6, 2023, Coplen-Anderson, who was 16 at the time, gave birth to a baby in her bedroom.

According to authorities, she then retrieved a knife from the kitchen and killed the newborn baby.

Police were then called to the home after it was reported that the baby was not breathing.

Upon investigation, police found that the infant’s throat was cut, and there were also multiple stab wounds in the baby’s chest.

Police said the teen put the child in an empty dog food bag in the closet.