Last night, we told you about the body of the baby which was found in the Canal at the corner of the South and East Canal Streets.
Well, tonight, police have more questions and answers, and have yet to release any official information on the case.
We have learned that no post-mortem has been conducted on the child's body. Investigators are still trying to find out who parents are, and and why the baby was stuffed in a plastic bag and abandoned.
But, while the cops are searching for those answers, the social media rumor mill is in overdrive. There is a picture a woman being circulated on Facebook saying she is the mother who abandoned the baby. The press has asked the police about that, but they remain tightlipped about the case.
Unofficial reports tell us that the baby was born at home earlier this week and the mother told her boyfriend to throw it away.
Earlier in the news we gave you the latest information we had on the baby found in the Canal near the South Street Bridge.
Well, the police press office released the information on the post-mortem, moments after our story aired tonight.
The Police report says that just before midday today, quote, "a doctor conducted a post mortem examination on the lifeless body of John Doe where no external injuries were observed. At the conclusion of the examination, [the] cause of death was certified as acute respiratory distress syndrome."
This is a death consistent with a premature birth. Our reports are that the baby was 7 months along when it was delivered.
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