JADED EVIDENCE · INTERACTIVE INVESTIGATION · WATCH-067
Luna — Takiyah Rochelle Babers Los Angeles Infant-Homicide Prosecution
Case file reviewed October 22, 2026 · LAPD announcement linked
Case overview and current legal status
Murder and assault-on-child-causing-death charges filed; $2 million bail; October 30 arraignment reported
Los Angeles, California. Last research review October 21, 2026.
Trial courthouse and venue
Jurisdiction: Los Angeles, California. Specific trial courthouse, judge and courtroom must be confirmed from the active case docket.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys
Prosecution and defense counsel identities are pending verification through filed appearances or official court records.
Victim background
Luna was a four-month-old infant found unresponsive in a South Los Angeles trash bin September 28, 2026.
People involved
Takiyah Rochelle Babers, 19, the child’s biological mother, was arrested and charged. She is presumed innocent.
Interactive timeline
2026-09-28 — View event
Officers responded to a report of infant in trash bin
2026-09-29 — View event
LAPD announced arrest
2026-10-01 — View event
Prosecutors filed murder and child-assault charges
2026-10-30 — View event
Arraignment scheduled in reporting
October 30, 2026 — Arraignment reported as scheduled
Media reporting lists an October 30 arraignment. The current court calendar and any subsequent orders should be checked against the Los Angeles Superior Court docket.
Investigation and evidence
LAPD describes scene recovery and arrest. Other reporting attributes video claims to relatives/advocates; the recordings and autopsy were not reviewed.
Witness statements and interviews — View More
No trial witness list verified. Investigator or attorney statements are attributed in the overview.
Surveillance and scene evidence — View More
Full recordings and exhibits are pending verification; do not treat an affidavit summary as admitted evidence.
Forensic findings — View More
LAPD describes scene recovery and arrest. Other reporting attributes video claims to relatives/advocates; the recordings and autopsy were not reviewed.
Phone and digital records — View More
Publicly filed records and chain of custody have not been independently obtained.
Court exhibits and motions — View More
Collect original filings and exhibits if unsealed and lawfully available.
Prosecution and defense theories
The state alleges murder and assault on a child causing death. Cause of death and any defense theory are not independently verified.
Trial testimony and court developments
Specific sworn trial testimony and courtroom exhibits are not verified. Pleas, police allegations and attorney statements are not treated as adjudicated evidence.
Known witnesses
No expected witness is named absent a public witness list, filed affidavit or on-record testimony.
Verdicts, sentencing and appeals
Procedural status: Murder and assault-on-child-causing-death charges filed; $2 million bail; October 30 arraignment reported. No verdict or sentence has been verified. Future court developments will be added when confirmed.
Unresolved questions
What does the autopsy establish? What happened before the child was placed in the bin? What evidence supports the murder theory?
Court records and source documents
Original official sources and court access portals are linked below. An agency announcement is not a filed indictment.
- LAPD official homicide announcement
- LA Times charging instrument reporting
- LA Superior Court case access
Public records collection list — View More
Felony complaint, arraignment order, public autopsy finding, admissibility of video, trial schedule.
Editorial safeguards: distinguish allegations, findings and disputed evidence; protect minor identities and do not infer criminal culpability from medical classification alone.