Amherst woman sentenced to 18 years to life for murder of newborn baby

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) – An Amherst woman is going to jail for killing her newborn baby.

A judge sentenced 33-year-old Andee Wright to 18 years to life behind bars after deliberately killing her child on October 5, 2020.

Wright was alone and had given birth to a 37-week-old baby boy in a bathroom of a home on Eggert Road in the town of Tonawanda. Authorities say she never sought medical attention after giving birth.

Wright’s boyfriend later found her in medical distress and called 911. A paramedic then found the dead newborn in a basement trash can.

The Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the baby was born alive but died of a traumatic brain injury caused by blunt force.

Wright was found guilty of murder in June.

“This is a disturbing case of a woman who hid her pregnancy and killed her own newborn baby,” said Acting Erie County District Attorney Mike Keane. “Although this was a challenging case, we were committed to obtaining justice in the death of Baby Boy Wright. . The evidence showed that the baby was born alive, and the jury agreed that the defendant intentionally murdered her own newborn son.”