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Prosecutor: Abandoned baby's mom an addict with 6 other kids
A Hempstead mother who abandoned her newborn daughter in a shoebox has six other children, ages 8 and younger, and admitted to being addicted to cocaine during her latest pregnancy, a prosecutor said Thursday. Xiomara Gamez, 24, who worked as a prostitute to support her drug habit, was afraid to go to a safe haven because of her undocumented status, police said. She moved from El Salvador 13 years...
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