Halifax police say two people are facing charges after the body of an infant was found in a wooded area, more than 36 hours after a woman arrived at a hospital in critical condition after having just given birth.
Halifax Regional Police say they were notified on Friday by hospital staff that a 23-year-old woman was there in life-threatening condition and she appeared to have just given birth. The baby was not at the hospital with her.
The woman had been taken to the hospital earlier Friday after paramedics and firefighters responded to a residence following an emergency call regarding a woman in distress.
Halifax Regional Police Staff Sgt. Pierre Bourdages said officers went to an address on Willet Street in Clayton Park, but did not find a baby. Four people were taken into custody and interviewed by police.
Bourdages would not say whether the baby was born at the Willet Street address.
Police and ground search and rescue workers spent the weekend searching the Clayton Park area for the newborn.
In a statement issued Sunday afternoon, police said new information redirected them to Prospect Road in Goodwood, roughly 10 kilometres from the Willet Street home.
The baby's body was discovered in a wooded area off Old Coach Road around 3:20 p.m. AT Sunday.
Bourdages said the cause of death will be determined on Monday by the medical examiner, who will also officially confirm the infant's identity.
The mother remains in hospital in critical condition. Bourdages noted that her injuries are believed to be the result of giving birth, rather than an act of violence.
Of the four people who were taken into custody, two were charged.
Sukhpreet Singh, 23, a relative of the woman, and his wife, Ramandeep Kaur, 26, are scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on Monday.
They both face charges of concealing the body of a child, obstruction, and offering an indignity to a dead body.
Bourdages said officers have not yet been able to speak with the woman in hospital, given her condition.
He said it's always difficult for emergency responders and the wider public when a child is involved in an alleged crime.
"We have officers that have younger families, we have officers that have young babies," said Bourdages outside of police headquarters on Sunday.
"It is hard for everybody in the community. It's hard for everyone in the department."
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Halifax Regional Police say they were notified on Friday by hospital staff that a 23-year-old woman was there in life-threatening condition and she appeared to have just given birth. The baby was not at the hospital with her.
The woman had been taken to the hospital earlier Friday after paramedics and firefighters responded to a residence following an emergency call regarding a woman in distress.
Halifax Regional Police Staff Sgt. Pierre Bourdages said officers went to an address on Willet Street in Clayton Park, but did not find a baby. Four people were taken into custody and interviewed by police.
Bourdages would not say whether the baby was born at the Willet Street address.
Police and ground search and rescue workers spent the weekend searching the Clayton Park area for the newborn.
In a statement issued Sunday afternoon, police said new information redirected them to Prospect Road in Goodwood, roughly 10 kilometres from the Willet Street home.
The baby's body was discovered in a wooded area off Old Coach Road around 3:20 p.m. AT Sunday.
Bourdages said the cause of death will be determined on Monday by the medical examiner, who will also officially confirm the infant's identity.
The mother remains in hospital in critical condition. Bourdages noted that her injuries are believed to be the result of giving birth, rather than an act of violence.
Of the four people who were taken into custody, two were charged.
Sukhpreet Singh, 23, a relative of the woman, and his wife, Ramandeep Kaur, 26, are scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on Monday.
They both face charges of concealing the body of a child, obstruction, and offering an indignity to a dead body.
Bourdages said officers have not yet been able to speak with the woman in hospital, given her condition.
He said it's always difficult for emergency responders and the wider public when a child is involved in an alleged crime.
"We have officers that have younger families, we have officers that have young babies," said Bourdages outside of police headquarters on Sunday.
"It is hard for everybody in the community. It's hard for everyone in the department."
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Another article gives names, and it looks like the people catching charges are more 'elite human capital'.
