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Twin Newborns Found Dead in Trash Bin in Ohio
Two newborn twins were found dead and placed in a trash can on Cleveland’s Eastside on Saturday. Sergeant Jennifer Ciaccia said the Cleveland Police Homicide Unit tells PEOPLE in a statement that a 16-year-old woman, who police believe gave birth to the babies days earlier, was located and taken to the hospital for treatment. doctor. Twin Newborns Found Dead in Trash Bin in Ohio.
“Investigators will present the facts of this case to the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office,” Ciaccia’s statement said. According to Ciaccia, the two boys were found near the 2800 block of Ludlow Road in Cleveland’s Buckeye Shaker Square on Saturday night.
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Twin Newborns Found Dead in Trash Bin in Ohio
I heard that the discovery was made by a landscaper who came to do the lawn,” an unnamed neighbor told WOIO, adding that he heard the landscaper found the children while he was throwing grass clippings in the garbage can.
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WKYC reported that the children were born on Thursday. Neighbors told the outlet that they heard the babies crying late at night but didn’t think of anything other than thinking the babies were waiting to be fed.
“Now that I know why the police are here, it hurts,” a neighbor told WKYC. Under Ohio law, if parents feel they cannot adequately care for a newborn, they can leave a baby at a local “safe haven” without penalty, as long as it is done within 30 days of the child’s birth.
These places include hospitals, fire stations or police stations, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.Read More……
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