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Young Woman Detained After Premature Baby Found in Majadahonda Trash

The pending autopsy will determine live birth status, guiding the legal classification of the case.

Overview

  • Guardia Civil recovered the infant’s body from a Majadahonda trash container after a hospital alert led them to the location indicated by the mother.
  • The woman sought treatment at Hospital Puerta de Hierro following childbirth, and clinicians notified authorities upon detecting clear signs of recent delivery.
  • Investigators place gestation at roughly 30 weeks, and forensic examination will clarify whether the death followed a miscarriage or a live birth.
  • The suspect has been arrested as the presumed author of the baby’s death, and the criminal investigation remains open.
  • Multiple agencies, including Local Police, Protección Civil, the Guardia Civil’s judicial unit, and Sermaj, coordinated searches and are reviewing waste-collection movements to secure the chain of evidence.