Meredith Borowiec pleads guilty in 3rd dumpster baby case

MeredithBoroweichas pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for placing her newborn baby in a dumpster in 2010.

The baby survived the incident.

She had originally been charged with attempted murder.

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"I have accepted what has happened and feel horrible about it. I will have to live with this," saidBorowiecincourt.

The guilty plea came during a sentencing hearing Wednesday involvingtwo cases of infanticide. The 32-year-oldhad already been found guilty ofthedeaths oftwo other babies one in 2008 and another in 2009 who were also put into a dumpster.

"There are two babies that are dead who will never have the opportunity to partake in any of life's pleasures," saidCrown prosecutorJaymeWilliams.

"They lived a brief existence wrapped in a garbage bag, thrown in a dumpster. Then there is a third who lived because of good fortune."

The Crown is asking for an 11- to 12-year sentence.

Borowiec was originally charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths. The trial judge ruledBorowiec was suffering from a mental disturbance at the time of the crimesand found her guilty of the lesser crime of infanticide.

Neitherbody was found.

Father discovered his own infant in dumpster

Borowiecsaidin all three cases, she hid the pregnancy from her longtime partnerIan Turnbull.

Turnbullwas the one who found the third baby alive in the dumpster. He had come home from work during the day when he heard crying coming from the garbage bin near their homeand discovered the infant.

He was told later by police the baby was his son.

Borowiecsaid Wednesday she hopes the child lives a "happy and fulfilling life."

The woman's defence team submitted letters of support for Borowiec from a psychologist,her father and a support worker at the Elizabeth Fry Society, a non-profit organization that aids women involved in criminal matters.

Defence lawyer Andrea Serink argued thatBorowiec should not spend any more time behind bars.She has alreadyserved the equivalent of three years.

"She was the mother of the infants, she'll have to live with this for the rest of her life," she said.

Serink said Borowiec has expressed remorse and has ahigh potential torehabilitate.

Borowiec had no previouscriminal record.The judge is expected tohand down the sentence Jan. 29.