Authorities within the Dominican Republic stated Wednesday that an investigation is underway after the our bodies of six newborns had been discovered discarded on the entrance of a cemetery within the capital, Santo Domingo.
The 4 women and two boys nonetheless had hospital tags round their toes and wrists and there have been no indicators of violence, stated health worker Dr Angi Vicioso, who was on the scene.
She stated the infants had been born on totally different dates and that some had been stillborn and others had died hours after they had been born, in response to an examination on the scene.
One physique was discovered uncovered, and 5 others had been inside a plastic bag, stated Fausto Ortiz, safety chief for the mayor’s workplace of Santo Domingo Este.
Identification playing cards on the scene had been linked to the neonatal unit of Juan Bosch Metropolis Hospital, which is situated close to the cemetery, authorities stated.
Marilelda Reyes, the hospital’s director, stated the our bodies of six newborns had been delivered Tuesday to Funeral Dwelling La Well-liked for correct burial. Nonetheless, authorities haven’t confirmed whether or not these our bodies are the identical as those discovered Wednesday close to the cemetery.
A person who answered the telephone on the funeral residence Wednesday recognized himself solely as Misael and declined to determine the proprietor of the corporate. He additionally declined remark, saying solely that an investigation was underway to find out whether or not what occurred was the accountability of the funeral residence or of the caretakers on the cemetery.
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