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Kimberly Pappas of Wyandotte

REDFORD, MI -- Kim Pappas, a 25-year-old Wyandotte mother, gave birth inside a bathroom stall during business hours at her office in Redford on March 31, Redford police say.

What she did next led to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office charging her with murder Friday.

Pappas placed the full-term newborn in a sealed plastic bag, then inside a tote; she put the tote inside her desk drawer at Ceva Logistics, shut it and returned to work as usual.

Coworkers reportedly heard moans from the bathroom and later saw blood, causing them to call emergency officials, WJBK-TV, Fox 2 News reporter Taryn Asher previously reported.

Redford police said in a statement that Pappas "attempted to conceal the pregnancy and delivery of the child."

Firefighters arrived, located the baby, which wasn't displaying vital signs, and attempted to resuscitate him.

The child was pronounced dead upon arrival to the hospital.

A 31st District Court judge in Redford arraigned Pappas on charges of premeditated murder, felony murder and first-degree child abuse Friday.

Bond was denied.

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office had been waiting for autopsy results prior to issuing charges.

The medical examiner determined the child's cause of death to be homicide by asphyxiation Thursday.

"No once has been recognized as the father at this time," Holt said.

The boy, never officially named by his mother, is being referred to by officials "Baby Pappas" or "Baby Boy Pappas," said the lieutenant.

Michigan law offers desperate mothers a safe alternative to abandonment or infanticide, a 72-hour window within which a mother may deliver their unwanted baby to a uniformed, on-duty employee at a police department, fire station or hospital. There is also an option to call 911 and give the child to a medic.