The investigation is moving forward five days after the discovery of a newborn baby on Friday April 29 in the toilets of Bergerac station. An autopsy carried out this Tuesday, May 3 in Bordeaux has determined that it is a boy, “born alive, and having breathed”, according to the Bergerac prosecution. The newborn presented “viability criteria”, he was not born premature, and there were no traces of blows or internal injuries.
Investigation for murder of a minor under the age of 15
The autopsy also determined the medical cause of death. The baby was found in the toilet. He is dead acute cardio-respiratory failure, but the autopsy does not make it possible to make a link between a drowning and the death of the child. The prosecution adds that at this stage, “the intervention of a third party cannot be excluded”.
The investigation, first to find the causes of death, is requalified as an investigation for murder of a minor under the age of 15.
The alleged mother in custody
Two people are this Tuesday evening in police custody, including the alleged mother of the baby, indicates the prosecution. The maximum penalty for this crime is life imprisonment.
The Périgueux prosecutor’s office took over the case.