Crime & Safety

Dead Baby May Have Been Put in Trash in Spring Valley

The body of the newborn was found in Elmsford.

This afternoon, Westchester County Police are offering an update on their investigation into a dead baby found in a bag on Tuesday in an Elmsford recycling facility.

According to ABC News, the baby was a full-term newborn who may have come from trash originating in Spring Valley.

“Westchester County Police confirm a worker at Brookdale Recycling made the gruesome discovery around 3 p.m., pulling the bag from a machine that felt strangely heavy and finding the body inside,” ABC News reports.

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Police are treating the case as a homicide, with an autopsy scheduled for today.

Parents are protected from prosecution if they abandon their children in a safe manner approved by state law. According to the Abandoned Infant Protection Act, newborns up to 30 days old can be dropped off anonymously at “suitable” locations such as hospitals, and staffed police or fire stations.

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Patch will have an update following the media briefing at County Police Headquarters in Hawthorne.


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