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Trio Baby Born Premature and Buried In Back Yard
posted (November 8, 2018)

As we told you last night, police are looking for one person in connection to the death of new born baby girl in Trio Village. The baby was born premature on Sunday but died on Monday afternoon. The baby was then buried in the family back yard. Here is more from police.

ACP Joseph Myvett - Head, NCIB
"Independence police responded to information in Trio Village where they spoke to one Dominga Mucu, 39 year Guatemalan domestic of the said village whom after interviewing her, police proceeded to the back of the yard where they discovered a small shallow grave from which was exhumed the body of a baby in a decomposed state. The body was removed from there where a post mortem examination was held late yesterday evening. According to the forensic information, the body is 28 weeks old, premature and the cause of death was undetermined. Police is seeking one person for questioning in relation to this investigation."

Police say the 39 year old Mucu hadn’t visited a clinic throughout her pregnancy. 

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