A fetus, believed to be already 9-months-old, was found in a dumpsite along Tres De Abril Street in Brgy. Labangon, Cebu City. | Contributed photo via Paul Lauro
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities here are now identifying the individual responsible for abandoning a fetus in Brgy. Labangon, Cebu City.
The dead fetus, believed to be nine months already, was found in a dumpsite along Tres De Abril Street on Sunday dawn, March 3.
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A young couple reported the incident to barangay officials after seeing a commotion around a dumpsite along the street around 2 a.m. on Sunday.
In an interview with Cebu-based radio station dyHP, they said that a trash collector was the first to have discovered the abandoned fetus and then called for help from nearby residents.
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When the couple approached the group, they also saw the lifeless fetus, wrapped in a black t-shirt, and then called the attention of barangay officials as well as the police.
Residents, on the other hand, believed that whoever dumped the fetus there came from other areas.