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Newborn Found Dead in Car Trunk on Pittsburgh’s North Side

Police plan to question a hospitalized woman from Ohio Township once she is medically cleared.

Overview

  • Officers were alerted after the woman arrived at a Pittsburgh hospital reporting a recent birth without the infant.
  • Police were directed to a parked vehicle on Federal Street, where the baby was found in the trunk wrapped in clothing and inside a plastic bag.
  • Medics pronounced the infant dead at the scene, and the Allegheny County medical examiner is determining cause and manner of death.
  • Investigators searched a Marshall Avenue residence the woman frequented and reported evidence indicating a recent birth at the location.
  • Authorities say the woman left the hospital against medical advice and remains under care as the investigation continues with no identities or charges released.