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A Bayonne teen was behind bars Monday night after she allegedly killed her newborn baby. The Hudson County prosecutor says 19-year-old Rocio Leon gave birth to a baby girl Friday inside her family?s

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A Bayonne teen was behind bars Monday night after she allegedly killed her newborn baby. The Hudson County prosecutor says 19-year-old Rocio Leon gave birth to a baby girl Friday inside her family?s

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