Overview
- The Landerneau gendarmerie research brigade is leading the inquiry, with support from a criminal identification unit.
- A forensic examination ordered by the Brest prosecutor aims to determine whether the body was a developing foetus or a potentially viable newborn and to establish cause of death.
- Operations at the TriGlaz plant were halted for a day, and psychological support was offered to employees.
- The facility handles waste from Finistère, Morbihan, and Côtes-d'Armor, and officials indicated the batch on the line likely came from Morlaix Communauté or a northern Morbihan union serving 105 municipalities and 180,000 residents.
- Investigators estimate at least three days passed between disposal and discovery, and the child’s identity and precise origin remain unknown.