Fetus dumped in Lucena City

Lucena, Quezon Province map. INQUIRER FILES

LUCENA CITY — A dead fetus, believed to be 5 months old, was found on Tuesday, May 7, in this city’s coastal village.

The Lucena police said in a report on Wednesday, May 8, that a villager found around 6:15 a.m. the fetus lying on a grassy area in Barangay Talao-Talao.

The villager immediately reported his discovery to the barangay officials.

The fetus, whose sex was not specified in the report, still had its umbilical cord.

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The police are investigating the case to identify the person responsible for abandoning the fetus.

The fetus was buried at a local cemetery.