Charges filed against woman who allegedly left dead newborn in southwest Houston gas station bathroom
Charges have been filed against a woman arrested in the death of an infant found by a customer inside a southwest Houston gas station.
Diana Guadalupe Zavala Lopez, 25, is charged with tampering with evidence – human corpse.
On April 2, HPD patrol officers responded around 4:25 a.m. to a request for assistance from Houston Fire Department paramedics regarding a deceased infant found at a gas station in the 13100 block of South Post Oak Road.
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Further investigation and evidence from the scene indicated an unknown Hispanic female entered the gas station bathroom and left about 15 minutes later. Hours later, a customer went to use the restroom, found the infant and called 9-1-1.
HFD paramedics attempted to provide medical assistance; however, it was determined the infant had been dead for hours prior to being found.
Tips from the public helped investigators identify the wanted female as Zavala Lopez. It is believed she gave birth to the baby girl inside the bathroom.
Members of HPD’s South Gessner Crime Suppression Team learned she was attempting to flee the country, and on Tuesday, Aug. 1, agents with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained her in Brownsville, Texas.
After HPD detectives interviewed Zavala Lopez and consulted the Harris County District Attorneys Office, she was subsequently charged for her role in this incident. She is awaiting extradition to Harris County.
