El Paso County sheriff's detectives on Friday arrested a 17-year-old mother accused of stabbing and killing her newborn baby, officials said.

Erica Gomez faces a charge of capital murder in connection with the death of an infant girl found Feb. 9 in a storage shed at a home in the East Montana area, officials said.

The baby had a stab wound and cuts to her neck and body, sheriff's officials said in a news release.

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An investigation found that Gomez had given birth at her home in the 13000 block of Frankie Lane, sheriff's officials said.

Immediately after the child was born, Gomez allegedly wrapped the newborn in a bathrobe and hid the infant inside a storage shed, officials said.

The child was found dead 12 hours later at about 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 9 after deputies were called to do a welfare check on the infant, officials said.

Gomez was arrested Friday after an investigation also found that the child had cuts to her neck and body and a stab wound.

Gomez is being held at the El Paso County Jail in Downtown on a $800,000 bond.

Daniel Borunda may be reached at 546-6102; dborunda@elpasotimes.com; @BorundaDaniel on Twitter.

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