Police: Baby 28 weeks old found in shallow grave in Trio village

By BBN Staff: Earlier this week we reported that the body of a baby was found in the village of Trio. In a press conference yesterday, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Joseph Myvett, shared more details.

He said, “Independence police responded to information in Trio village where they spoke to one Dominga Mucu, 39, Guatemalan domestic of the said village.”

He added, that, “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.”

Myvett said that the body was removed and a post-mortem examination was conducted late Wednesday evening.”According to the forensic information, the baby was 28 weeks old, premature and the cause of death was undetermined,” he said.

According to police, Mucu did not visit a clinic during her pregnancy.