However, police say they later learned Burkes was not actually homeless and that she lived with her mother in southwest Atlanta. They say she had been afraid to tell anyone she was pregnant.
Burkes is being charged with reckless conduct, cruelty to children and providing false information to police.
Earlier Wednesday, WSB obtained the 911 call from a woman who found the newborn on her front porch around 1 a.m. Tuesday.
JUST IN: We just got our hands on the 911 call from yesterday morning when a woman found a newborn abandoned on her front porch in Atlanta. Going through the audio now. Working on a report for @wsbtv and keeping in touch with APD for any updates on the investigation. pic.twitter.com/EXNmWdDnVO
— Christian Jennings (@CJenningsWSB) September 4, 2019
During the call, Freida Burston tells the dispatcher that she heard crying coming from the front porch or her northwest Atlanta home and when she opened the front door, there was a child wrapped in a blanket.
"The baby don't have no clothes. She just delivered the baby. Oh my God. I've never seen anything like this before in my life," Burston said.
Doctors believe the baby girl was only five hours old when she was found.
The baby, who hasn't been named, is still in the hospital an is in good condition.
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