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Newborn Found Abandoned in Gustavo A. Madero, Third Case in 20 Days

Police are reviewing surveillance footage to identify who left the extremely premature infant found wrapped in a blood-stained jacket.

Overview

  • A cyclist heard crying near Calzada de los Misterios and Euzkaro in Colonia Industrial and alerted officers from the Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana.
  • Police found a newborn girl wrapped in a maroon jacket with visible blood stains and kept her warm until paramedics arrived.
  • Doctors estimated about 25 weeks of gestation and diagnosed respiratory distress and sepsis risk, describing her condition as grave but stable.
  • Authorities opened an investigation, are analyzing nearby surveillance cameras, and notified the Ministerio Público; no detentions have been announced in this case.
  • The incident follows two August abandonments in Mexico City, including a newborn who died after being found at the UAM-I Metro station and a Tacubaya case that led to a couple being detained and linked to process for abandonment.