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Newborn Girl Found Strangled in Madhya Pradesh Hospital
A newborn girl was found dead in a hospital unit in Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh.
She had been born late on Friday and was found between 3 and 4 p.m.
on Saturday.
Police said a doctor saw marks on her neck that suggested strangulation.
The final autopsy report had not yet been received.
Police are investigating and suspect the baby's mother or grandmother may have been involved.
They said their suspicion was stronger toward the mother, but no one had been identified as responsible.
There were no cameras inside the unit to show what happened.
The article describes the baby's place among the family’s daughters in two different ways.
A newborn girl was found dead in the Special Newborn Care Unit of a hospital in Ashoknagar.
Police said she was born around 11:50 p.m. Friday and was found dead between 3 and 4 p.m. Saturday.
Investigators suspect the mother or grandmother, with police saying suspicion was stronger toward the mother; no culprit has been established.
A doctor reportedly found marks around the baby's neck, while the autopsy report was still awaited and there were no CCTV cameras inside the unit.
The article gives differing descriptions of the child's place among the family's daughters: it calls her the parents' second daughter and the family's third female child.
- Who
- A newborn girl; police suspect her mother or grandmother may have been involved.
- What
- The baby was found dead, with marks on her neck reportedly indicating strangulation.
- Where
- The Special Newborn Care Unit of a hospital in Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- She was born around 11:50 p.m. Friday and found dead between 3 and 4 p.m. Saturday; the report is dated October 4.
- Why
- Police are investigating a possible family motive related to the child being a girl; this has not been established.
Key facts
- Location
- Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh
- Hospital unit
- Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU)
- Birth time
- Around 11:50 p.m. Friday
- Discovery
- Between 3 and 4 p.m. Saturday
- Police suspicion
- The mother or grandmother; police said suspicion was stronger toward the mother.
- Available evidence
- A doctor reportedly observed neck marks; the autopsy report was awaited.
- CCTV
- There were no CCTV cameras inside the SNCU.
Quotes
Ravipratap Singh Chauhan
Kotwali police station house officer in Ashoknagar
“There is a strong possibility that the family killed the child to get rid of her, as she was the third girl in the family. We are recording statements and gathering evidence to identify the culprit.”
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“We are investigating the death and strongly suspect that either the child’s mother or grandmother was involved in the strangulation. The needle of suspicion was more on the mother.”
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