Coriolis
02-11-2005, 09:52 AM
MIAMI (Reuters) - A baby boy wrapped in a plastic bag was tossed from a car on a street in North Lauderdale, Florida, about an hour after his birth, police said on Friday.
The newborn, with umbilical cord still attached, was rushed to a hospital Thursday, where he remained in serious condition.
Police said witnesses saw a white, older model car slow down on a street in North Lauderdale, just northwest of Fort Lauderdale. The passenger door opened and "what appeared to be a package was tossed out of the car" into a grassy area, a police statement said.
A passerby saw the bundle moving, took the baby out of the plastic bag, wrapped him in a towel and took him to a nearby police station.
Witnesses told investigators they saw a man and woman in the car arguing just before the baby was tossed out.
The man and woman could face charges, police said. Under a Florida statute known as the Safe Haven law, parents can hand over newborns up to three days old to the staff of a hospital, firehouse or ambulance station without being prosecuted.
The newborn, with umbilical cord still attached, was rushed to a hospital Thursday, where he remained in serious condition.
Police said witnesses saw a white, older model car slow down on a street in North Lauderdale, just northwest of Fort Lauderdale. The passenger door opened and "what appeared to be a package was tossed out of the car" into a grassy area, a police statement said.
A passerby saw the bundle moving, took the baby out of the plastic bag, wrapped him in a towel and took him to a nearby police station.
Witnesses told investigators they saw a man and woman in the car arguing just before the baby was tossed out.
The man and woman could face charges, police said. Under a Florida statute known as the Safe Haven law, parents can hand over newborns up to three days old to the staff of a hospital, firehouse or ambulance station without being prosecuted.