A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the discovery of an infant’s body in a trash can earlier this year in Hollywood, Florida.
The woman is believed to be the baby’s mother and the man is believed to have helped the woman dispose of the baby’s body outside the apartment complex, ABC News report.
Both are charged with failure to report a death. The man is also charged with illegally dumping his body, Hollywood police said.
“The full-term baby boy, with his umbilical cord still attached, was discovered on January 7 by a roofing company employee who noticed a strange odor,” the report said. “According to a police affidavit, he found the baby in a reusable shopping bag in a trash can and called authorities.”
Police used surveillance cameras to spot the owner of the car parked next to the dumpster and found the man and woman, according to the report. Police later located the woman using text messages exchanged between the two and DNA samples taken from shopping bags.
An autopsy showed there were no signs of trauma or injury to the infant, according to the affidavit. Further tests are pending to determine whether the baby was stillborn or born alive.
