2 Twin Newborns Found Dead in Trash Bin in Ohio

Two newborn twins were found dead and placed in a garbage can on Cleveland’s Eastside on Saturday.

Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia said the Cleveland Homicide Police Unit tells PEOPLE in a statement that a 16-year-old female, who police believe gave birth to the infants days earlier, was located and was taken to the hospital for medical treatment.

“Investigators will present the facts of this case to the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office,” Ciaccia’s statement says.

According to Ciaccia, the two children were found near the 2800 block of Ludlow Road in Cleveland’s Buckeye Shaker Square on Saturday night.

WKYCreportedthe children were born on Thursday. Neighbors told the outlet they heard the babies crying late at night but did not think anything of it, other than they thought the infants were waiting to be fed.

“Now that I know why the police are here, it hurts,” one neighbor told WKYC.

Under Ohio law, if parents feel they can’t properly take care of a newborn child, they can drop an infant off at a local “safe haven” with no penalty as long as it’s done within 30 days of the child being born.

These locations include hospitals, fire stations, or police stations,according tothe Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

source: people.com