Newborn Found Dead in Baby Box at Italian Church After Alarm Fails
The baby, discovered at a church in Bari, Italy, was left in a thermal cradle meant for safe abandonment, prompting an investigation into the circumstances of the death.
- A one-month-old newborn was found dead on January 2, 2025, in a baby box at the San Giovanni Battista Church in Bari, Italy.
- The thermal cradle's alarm system, which notifies the parish priest when a baby is placed inside, failed to activate, possibly due to the box being left improperly closed.
- Local police are investigating whether the baby was already deceased when placed in the cradle or if the alarm failure contributed to the death.
- An autopsy will determine the cause and timing of the baby's death as authorities examine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
- Baby boxes, reintroduced in Italy in 2006, are designed to allow parents to safely and anonymously leave infants they cannot care for, continuing a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages.
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