McDonald’s Cashier Receives No Prison Time for Attempting to Drown Her Newborn After Giving Birth at Work

In the month of September 2017, a 27-year old mom who gave birth at work and drowned her newborn baby in the toilet, will not face any jail time.

The Redwood city woman, Sarah Jane Lockner, took the easy way out and was placed on four years of supervised probation and she was ordered to take parenting classes.

Lockner was originally charged with attempted murder, but she pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of felony child endangerment on January 14th, after Judge Garratt said she would consider imposing a sentence lighter than the four years she previously offered according to Mercury News.

Here is more on the story below:

REDWOOD CITY — A 27-year-old Redwood City woman won’t serve any time in prison for holding her newborn baby facedown in a toilet moments after giving birth at a McDonald’s restaurant restroom more than a year and a half ago, prosecutors said.

On Friday, San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Garratt placed Sarah Jane Lockner on four years of supervised probation. Lockner was also ordered to complete parenting classes.

Lockner was originally charged with attempted murder, but she pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of felony child endangerment on Jan. 14 after Garratt said she would consider imposing a sentence lighter than the four years she had previously offered.

According to prosecutors, Lockner gave birth to a baby boy while working as a cashier at the McDonald’s on the 100 block of Chestnut Street in Redwood City on Sept. 4, 2017.

Lockner went to the restroom several times with complaints of stomach pain. During one trip, a co-worker noticed blood on the floor, which Lockner reportedly dismissed as her having a “heavy period.”. A second co-worker who went to check on Locker during another visit looked over the stall and saw a newborn facedown in the toilet, with Lockner’s hand on his back, prosecutors said. As the coworker stepped down, she told investigators she heard the toilet flush.

In an interview earlier this year, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said the child was living with his father’s aunt and meeting all his milestones.

The bathroom birth was the second for Lockner, who delivered a baby at home about five years ago, according to prosecutors. While there was nothing criminal about the first delivery, Lockner reportedly said she did not know she was pregnant either time.

This is such a horrific story and it’s sad to hear that a mother will put her newborn child in this amount of danger.

We’re so happy that her co-workers called the police so this innocent baby can be in a safe, loving environment.

How are y’all feeling about her punishment? Do you think she got off too easy or do you this punishment is enough? Let us know in the comments. Now you’re officially in the KNOW!