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Premature Newborn Rescued From Trash Bin in San Martín, Stable in Neonatal ICU

Prosecutors opened an abandono de persona case requiring camera reviews plus child-protection oversight.

Overview

  • A neighbor’s 911 call around 5 a.m. led officers to a trash bin on Riobamba 2300 in San Martín.
  • Police found the newborn naked without a diaper with the umbilical cord cut in improvised fashion.
  • Officers rushed her by patrol car to Hospital Municipal Dr. Diego Thompson, where she was admitted to neonatal intensive care.
  • Doctors reported a gestational age near 36 weeks and a weight of about 1,890 grams, with signs of a recent home birth.
  • Investigators have not identified any responsible person, while hospital staff symbolically named the baby Verónica in honor of the lieutenant who assisted.