Two people found a fetus contained in a jar while collecting garbage from an estuary in Manila on Wednesday morning (June 26, 2024), according to police. STOCK IMAGE OF A FETUS
MANILA, Philippines — Two people found a fetus contained in a jar while collecting garbage from an estuary in Manila on Wednesday morning, police said.
The Manila Police District (MPD) said in a report that garbage collectors Renato Signe, 45, and Armando Tejero, 56, discovered the fetus at 8:45 a.m. in a canal located in Barangay 51 Z-4, Dagupan, Tondo.
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The two immediately reported their discovery to MPD’s Police Station-7.
The MPD said its homicide section will conduct further investigation on the matter. — Felice Nafarrete, trainee