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Residents Discover Dead Baby In Dryer
POSTED: 9:59 pm CDT May 9,
2008
UPDATED: 10:17 pm CDT May 9,
2008
SAN ANTONIO -- Residents at a drug and alcohol treatment facility on the city's west side discovered the body of a baby girl inside a laundry room dryer Friday evening.Police are questioning a number of women who live at the Victory Home on the 1000 block of SW 38th Street, but they have not made any arrests as of 10 p.m. Friday."They were removing the towels and sheets out of the dryer and noticed they were damp and bloody, and when they took them out and put them on the floor, they noticed there was a baby in the sheets," SAPD Sgt. Rudy Cran said.
The baby's umbilical cord was still attached, police said.Investigators said EMS crews believe the baby was full-term and born alive, likely within the last 24 hours.Victory Home is a rehabilitation facility for men and women. The facility's director said about 45 women live in the home, but that female residents are not supposed to be pregnant.An autopsy will be performed on the baby to determine if she was born alive. Investigators said if she was born alive, the child's mother --should she be found -- will likely be charged in connection with her death.
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