Dead bodies of one-week-old twin boys found wrapped in brown paper and dumped behind New York City building
BRONX, NEW YORK CITY: NYC went in shock when two dead bodies of newborn boys were found wrapped in brown paper and dumped in the back of a Bronx building on Monday, November 9, police said.
The building superintendent found the infant twins bodies around 1:45 PM in a patio area behind the Claremont high-rise on College Avenue and East 171st Street, the NYPD said. “It’s tragic,” a law enforcement source said. “These two boys never had a chance," he added.
One of the newborns had a cut wound that investigators believe may have occurred during birth, while the other had a head injury and a blue string coiled around his neck, according to cops and sources. Investigators said the infants were thrown from a window inside the building, sources said. Police didn’t have any information on who the children’s parents were, as of Monday evening. Officers are investigating the building for information and surveillance footage.
Resident Osvaldo Volquez, called 911 to report the grisly discovery. The 72-year-old said he saw one of the babies, “curled up in the fetal position” and what looked like the placenta. “I could see its little hands and feet,” said Volquez, who described the baby as a “fully-formed” fetus who looked to be about 3 to 4 pounds. He said the child was not moving and did not appear to be alive when he got there. “It is a terrible act of humanity,” Volquez said. “I don’t know who would do such a thing.”
Blood spots were still visible on the ground in the back patio area, which doesn’t seem to be open for non-residents. 19-year-old Tytiana Lomax who lives in the building said that even residents can’t get into that space. The teen said she was “shook,” when she heard about the incident, adding that people in the roughly 40-unit building know each other, but she hadn’t noticed anyone pregnant lately.
NYPD Deputy Chief Timothy McCormack demanded the public’s help with the investigation during a press conference at the scene on Monday. Whoever left the babies could face charges of disposing of human remains, and possibly other charges depending on what the medical examiner finds as the cause of death, McCormack said.
70-year-old Mohammed Oumarir the owner of the building said what happened to the infants was just “too much.” “It shouldn’t be that way for nobody, even the animals,” he said.