Girl, 16, charged over drowning son in toilet

A 16-YEAR-OLD American girl suspected of drowning an infant boy in a toilet and throwing the body in the trash has been charged with murder.

Lauryn Louise Last, of Port Angeles, was charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the death of the infant believed to be her son.

Last remained jailed in lieu of $500,000 (€365,000) bail with arraignment scheduled for today. She faces up to life in prison if convicted.