Eckersley family speaks out after daughter gives birth in woods – Boston 25 News

MLB Corridor of Famer Dennis Eckersley’s household calls the circumstances that led to his daughter’s arrest “heartbreaking” after she allegedly misled investigators in regards to the location of her new child son she delivered inside a tent within the bitterly chilly New Hampshire woods.

“We’re completely devastated by the occasions that unfolded on Christmas evening when our daughter Allie delivered a child whereas residing in a tent. It’s heartbreaking {that a} youngster was born below such unthinkable circumstances and in such tragic circumstances,” mentioned the household of Alexandra Eckersley, 26, in an announcement.

Alexandra Eckersley, 26, was arrested on Sunday, December 25 after her new child son was discovered unclothed, freezing and alone on the ground of a frost-coated tent.

Officers responded to a report of a girl who had given start to a child in a tent within the woods close to the West Facet Area in Manchester simply earlier than 1 a.m. Eckersley allegedly revealed the true location of the toddler after officers spent greater than an hour looking within the fallacious location. Eckersley allegedly informed EMTs that “she had no concept she was pregnant and that she felt she had to make use of the lavatory,” in response to an affidavit.

Based on the Eckersley household, their adopted daughter has suffered from “extreme psychological sickness all her life” and had been hospitalized a number of occasions to be handled for her diseases. The household additionally states that that they had no concept Alexandra was pregnant.

“We did our best to get Allie the entire assist and assist humanly attainable,” mentioned the household. “As soon as Allie grew to become an grownup there was even much less we might do as a result of she was legally free to make her personal selections so long as she was not a hazard to herself or others. Below current legal guidelines, there was merely no technique to drive her to obtain therapy. Nonetheless, we continued to assist her as greatest we might.”

The household says Alexandra has lived on the streets of New Hampshire since she was 20 years outdated however are hopeful that this ordeal will trigger her to hunt skilled therapy.

“We now have at all times supplied Allie a path residence however she has made different selections,” mentioned the Eckersley household. “We hope Allie now accepts the therapy she desperately wants for her psychological well being points. We additionally hope that every one those that have heard this tragic story withhold judgment about our daughter till all of the details come out.”

The Eckersley household says they’re within the strategy of submitting a guardianship petition to be able to obtain extra data concerning Alexandra’s new child son and to finally achieve decision-making management.

“We thanks in your assist and prayers for this stunning, harmless child boy. We hope individuals perceive what an agonizing scenario that is and we respectfully ask for privateness.”

Based on investigators, it was about 18 levels once they rescued the infant.

“As quickly because the child was picked up, members of our hearth division and American Medical Response bought handed the infant and instantly warmed the infant as a lot as they might behind the fireplace truck and drove to the hospital,” mentioned Manchester Fireplace Chief Ryan Cashin.

Cashin famous that the swift emergency response “saved the infant’s life.”

Eckersley was arraigned in Hillsboro Superior Courtroom-North on Tuesday and is going through costs of endangering the welfare of a kid, falsifying bodily proof, second-degree assault, and reckless conduct, in response to authorities.

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