NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Police say a couple is assisting their investigations after a newborn baby was found in the trunk of a vehicle over the last weekend.
They said they had received a distress call of a child crying from within the trunk of a vehicle and that officers on arrival located the car, “from which the sound of a crying child could be heard.
Officers gained entry to the vehicle by breaking a window and discovered a newborn male infant wrapped in a blanket and placed inside a box in the trunk.
“A 38-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man later arrived at the scene, identified themselves as the vehicle’s owners, and were confirmed to be the child’s parents. Both individuals were arrested and cautioned in connection with the offense of child cruelty,” the police said in a statement.
They said the infant was transported to the hospital for medical attention and that the baby, believed to be approximately 5 days old, has been admitted to the Children’s Ward Nursery for ongoing care.
The police also said that two other children at the residence, ages six and one, were placed into the care of their uncle for welfare reasons and that the mother was also transported to the hospital for medical evaluation.
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