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A New Mexico woman was sentenced to 16 years in prison Monday after abandoning her newborn son in a dumpster in January of last year.

The sentence came down after a jury convicted the mother of attempted first-degree murder and child abuse causing great bodily harm.

“You have given yourself a life sentence of knowing what you did with your child, and you have also given your son the same life sentence."

The Hobbs teen guilty of throwing her newborn in the trash will now serve 16 years incarcerated with two years suspended. The father of the baby, Stephen Astorga, said her son finally got justice.

A New Mexico woman was sentenced to 16 years in prison Monday after abandoning her newborn son in a dumpster in January of last year.

Alexis Avila took the stand in her own defense as she goes on trial for attempted murder and child abuse.

Now 19-years-old, Avila is facing one count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm, or alternatively, one count of attempted first-degree murder.

Alexis Avila, 18, appeared in court in Lovington, New Mexico, on Wednesday afternoon and was confronted by angry protesters following a hearing to decide if she would be jailed.

Mom-of-three April Meadow, 43, was dumpster diving with friends when they found a newborn bay in the trash. His arms were ice cold, told DailyMail.com

Alexis Avila faces charges of attempted murder and felony child abuse for putting her newborn son into a garbage bag and throwing him inside a dumpster.