Overview
- Neighbors reported a newborn found in a cardboard box beneath a tree in José Leonardo Ortiz after the box sat there for hours, according to witness accounts.
- An alert to the PNP’s Central 105 mobilized the Chiclayo Emergency Unit, whose officers administered first aid and transferred the infant to the regional hospital.
- Doctors diagnosed neonatal sepsis and state the infant is in an incubator and being fed formula following efforts to stabilize the condition.
- Police have opened an investigation into the abandonment and have not identified any suspect at this time.
- In a separate update on recent operations, the PNP reported 34 criminal gangs dismantled, 901 arrests in flagrante, 152 wanted individuals captured, and 15 firearms seized nationwide.