However, emergency services were unable to do anything: Janiya had already been dead for several days. The scene was described by paramedics as “heartbreaking and extremely negligent.”

Jones was arrested that same day and faces charges of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated child neglect, and abandonment. During her initial court appearance, prosecutors requested that she be held without bail, citing the extreme seriousness of the case and the risk of flight.

Neighbors in the building said they hadn’t seen any movement in the apartment for several days, but they had no idea what was really happening inside. “We thought the mother had left with the baby, like many times before. We never imagined she had left her alone,” said one neighbor, visibly shaken.

Outrage has been widespread, especially on social media, where thousands have expressed their pain, anger, and incomprehension in the face