Corona couple who killed newborn daughter and left body in cardboard box have pleaded guilty to murder
(Oscar Flores)
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A Southern California couple who killed their newborn daughter and left her body in a cardboard box have pleaded guilty to murder.
Eighteen-year-old Joshua Benson of Corona and 23-year-old Shawna Andritch entered pleas Tuesday to first-degree and second-degree murder, respectively.
Each faces a potential life sentence. Prosecutors say the couple killed the newborn last year, then wrapped her body in a T-shirt and placed her in a box with a blanket and a stuffed animal.
A landscaper found the box near a drainage tunnel running under Interstate 15 in Corona.