The receptacle where the infant was allegedly placed by the 33-year-old defendant. Katie Trojano photo
A woman who allegedly abandoned her newborn son in a Lower Mills trash barrel last Friday afternoon was charged with attempted murder and reckless endangerment in Dorchester court on Monday. Marie Merisier, 33, was ordered held in lieu of $100,000 bail. If she posts bail, she will have to stay at home under GPS monitoring and must have no contact with the newborn victim or any witnesses.
The baby was found in the trash receptacle on a Dorchester Avenue sidewalk and was rushed from the scene — alive— thanks to the actions of two people who alerted authorities to the situation. The infant is recovering and doing well, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, who checked in on him on Saturday.