Overview
- A 18–19-year-old Honduran woman was detained after telling Hospital Puerta de Hierro staff she disposed of the baby in a bag near a bin.
- ABC reports the autopsy concluded the infant, estimated at around 30 weeks’ gestation, was born alive rather than the result of a spontaneous abortion.
- Prosecutors have accused the woman of asphyxiating the newborn immediately after delivery, with the case advancing under that primary hypothesis.
- The body was recovered late on December 31 after a coordinated search by Local Police, Guardia Civil, Protección Civil, Sermaj and municipal sanitation crews tracing collection routes.
- The investigation remains open as forensic findings and judicial proceedings determine potential charges ranging from abandonment to homicide.