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Police Identify Woman Who Abandoned Newborn After Tartagal Birth

Facial recognition yielded a suspect identity, triggering a police search under judicial oversight.

Overview

  • Police intensified the search after analysts matched hospital and street camera images to the suspect using facial recognition.
  • The woman gave birth Thursday at Tartagal’s Juan Domingo Perón Hospital, gave false identity data, and then left without the baby.
  • The newborn is stable and remains in Casa Cuna, a state-run home that provides short-term protective care for infants.
  • Health officials said their involvement ended after the delivery and stabilization, with the investigation now led by the courts and provincial police.
  • Authorities say the suspect is from Formosa, which could require cross-province coordination and may lead to charges for abandonment under Argentine law.