Overview
- Medical staff treated a 25-year-old woman for a heavy hemorrhage and, after finding signs of a recent delivery, alerted police who located the newborn's body at her Sada home.
- The Juzgado de Primera Instancia e Instrucción nº 2 of Betanzos ordered a pericial autopsy and the corpse was transferred to the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña for analysis.
- Authorities say the autopsy must establish whether the baby was born alive, the cause and timing of death, and the months of gestation, and that its conclusions will determine any criminal charges.
- The Guardia Civil has an open investigation and has warned the forensic examination is complex and could take several days or several weeks to complete.
- The mother has been discharged and is at home, neighbors say they were unaware of the pregnancy, and officials have urged respect for privacy and prudence while the judicial process proceeds.