Two human fetuses found in Lapu-Lapu, Cebu cities

TWO human fetuses were found in Lapu-Lapu and Cebu cities yesterday.

In Lapu-Lapu City, two children scavenging for scrap that they could sell to the junkshop found a two to three month old fetus at a mini-dumpsite in sitio Amha of barangay Agus.

The 7- and 11-year-old children reported what they found to a barangay worker at the barangay hall. They described the fetus as a small baby wrapped by a piece of cloth and placed inside a shoe box.

PO3 Winston Ybañez of the Homicide Section of the Lapu-Lapu City police led a team to the area to check on the report.

Police found the fetus and started investigating to find out out who threw the fetus at the dumpsite.

Yesterday, the baby was picked up by a local funeral parlor, who was tasked to bury the baby in the public cemetery.

floating on river

In Cebu City, a resident of barangay San Roque saw a fetus floating at the river yesterday.

Jesus Tabao, 42, was cleaning the area at the side of the river at 6 a.m. when he noticed the fetus floating on the river.

Tabao said he used a dustpan to bring the fetus to  the side of the river and then called the police.

Police said the male fetus was estimated to be five to six months old.

Police brought the fetus to the St. Francis Funeral Homes, which would take care of its burial./Correspondent Norman V. Mendoza and Silliman University Intern Kristine Ann M. Fernandez