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Abandoned Newborns Reported in Argentina, Peru and Mexico, With One Rescue and Two Deaths

Authorities are pursuing camera reviews and forensic exams as the Quilmes infant remains in hospital under state protection.

Overview

  • In Quilmes, Argentina, neighbors followed cries to a closed bag in a roadside pastizal and police rushed the newborn to Hospital Oller, where doctors report the child is stable in neonatal care.
  • Security footage provided by residents shows a hooded woman leaving the bag before fleeing; prosecutors and child-welfare officials opened an abandonment case as they work to identify her.
  • In Independencia, Lima, Peru, workers found a newborn’s body among garbage near the Fevacel market with the umbilical cord attached, and the PNP cordoned the area for evidence collection.
  • Peruvian investigators notified the Ministerio Público, began reviewing nearby cameras, and ordered a legal necropsy to determine whether the infant was born alive and the cause of death.
  • In Topilejo, Tlalpan in Mexico City, paramedics found a newborn dead under a bridge wrapped in plastic with the cord and placenta present, and SSC officers secured the scene as inquiries proceed.