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Police investigate after baby found dead at New York recycling facility
Days after a baby girl was found dead at a Utica, New York recycling center, police are begging the mother to come forward so they can piece together what happened in this tragic incident.
A baby girl was found dead in a Utica, New York recycling center last week.
She was estimated to be about two weeks old.
Police say the investigation into her death will take time, and are pleading for her mother to come forward so they can understand what happened.
New York has an infant abandonment law allowing the legal surrender of infants up to 30 days old.
A deceased infant girl was found on the morning of October 14 in a recycling sorting area at the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority in Utica, NY. According to KTRE, she was estimated to be about two weeks old.
Utica police held a press conference at which Captain Mike Curley explained that the investigation into how the infant got there will take time, noting that the facility services five counties.
The department is working with the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office in its investigation and is appealing to the public to help by reporting any suspicious or unusual activity.
Curley also emphasized the impact something like this has on a first responder, with KTRE noting that affected officers are being offered counseling.
"Most of us have young children. Most of us have seen the birth of a child and seen exactly how that can be... to have to witness that, as part of any investigation, things take time," he said. "When you're exposed to a situation like this that takes time before you can move on, there's an exposure that our officers have to deal with."
Utica Police Chief Mark Williams petitioned the mother to come forward and explain what happened.
"I would just make a passionate plea to the birth mother of this child. She may have a story to tell, but we need to know it," he said. "This baby girl deserves proper burial and an identity.”
Like every state, New York has a safe haven law that could have helped the mother of this child choose life.
The Abandoned Infant Protection Act allows a parent to surrender an infant in the first 30 days of life. According to the Office of Children and Family Services:
A parent is not guilty of a crime if the infant is left with an appropriate person or in a suitable location and the parent promptly notifies an appropriate person of the infant’s location. A hospital, staffed police or fire station are examples of safe and suitable choices.
Safe surrender laws were designed to deter infant abandonments like what appears to have happened in this case.
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Police investigate after baby found dead at New York recycling facility
Days after a baby girl was found dead at a Utica, New York recycling center, police are begging the mother to come forward so they can piece together what happened in this tragic incident.
A baby girl was found dead in a Utica, New York recycling center last week.
She was estimated to be about two weeks old.
Police say the investigation into her death will take time, and are pleading for her mother to come forward so they can understand what happened.
New York has an infant abandonment law allowing the legal surrender of infants up to 30 days old.
A deceased infant girl was found on the morning of October 14 in a recycling sorting area at the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority in Utica, NY. According to KTRE, she was estimated to be about two weeks old.
Utica police held a press conference at which Captain Mike Curley explained that the investigation into how the infant got there will take time, noting that the facility services five counties.
The department is working with the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office in its investigation and is appealing to the public to help by reporting any suspicious or unusual activity.
Curley also emphasized the impact something like this has on a first responder, with KTRE noting that affected officers are being offered counseling.
"Most of us have young children. Most of us have seen the birth of a child and seen exactly how that can be... to have to witness that, as part of any investigation, things take time," he said. "When you're exposed to a situation like this that takes time before you can move on, there's an exposure that our officers have to deal with."
Utica Police Chief Mark Williams petitioned the mother to come forward and explain what happened.
"I would just make a passionate plea to the birth mother of this child. She may have a story to tell, but we need to know it," he said. "This baby girl deserves proper burial and an identity.”
Like every state, New York has a safe haven law that could have helped the mother of this child choose life.
The Abandoned Infant Protection Act allows a parent to surrender an infant in the first 30 days of life. According to the Office of Children and Family Services:
A parent is not guilty of a crime if the infant is left with an appropriate person or in a suitable location and the parent promptly notifies an appropriate person of the infant’s location. A hospital, staffed police or fire station are examples of safe and suitable choices.
Safe surrender laws were designed to deter infant abandonments like what appears to have happened in this case.
Live Action News is pro-life news and commentary from a pro-life perspective.
Our work is possible because of our donors. Please consider giving to further our work of changing hearts and minds on issues of life and human dignity.
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