Police find dead newborn baby in trash container south of Barcelona

Catalan Mossos d'Esquadra police found a dead newborn baby in a trash container in Cubelles, a town south of Barcelona in the county of Garraf, on Sunday night, as the Catalan News Agency (ACN) has confirmed.

Sources confirm that the police received a call at 11 pm on Sunday and several agents were sent to the scene. Among the experts deployed there were civil security and investigation agents from Vilanova i la Geltrú, a nearby town, as well as health emergency services who confirmed the death of the baby.

The investigation is being conducted under judicial secrecy and has been taken over by the police of the Southern Metropolitan region.

Police usually contact nearby hospitals and health centers to see if a woman has recently entered labor.