Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives are conducting a murder investigation after a fetus was discovered early Friday close to a trash can in South El Monte.
A person fulfilling group service hours was emptying trash cans within the Whittier Narrows Recreation Space round 8 a.m. when he noticed the fetus mendacity on the grass subsequent to one of many cans and instantly referred to as authorities, in line with media experiences and a Sheriff’s Division assertion.
KABC and KNX reported that the fetus was about six or seven months alongside, and the umbilical wire was nonetheless connected. There have been no cuts or scratches on the physique, which seemed to be totally developed, Det. Hugo Reynaga informed KTLA. The Sheriff’s Division has not launched data on the potential time or reason behind demise.
Police are searching for the mom, who they imagine might have given beginning within the park and might be in want of medical care.
The Sheriff’s Division encourages anybody with details about this incident to contact the division’s Murder Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Nameless ideas can be offered by Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477 or LACrimeStoppers.org.
