A dead newborn baby girl was found in Idaho’s only Safe Haven Baby Box on Oct. 13, police announced this week. Staff with Grove Creek Medical Center immediately responded to an alarm that indicated that a baby had been placed in the box and removed her within a minute, Safe Haven Baby Boxes said in a press release posted to Facebook.
Upon removal, staff “quickly realized” the infant had died long before she had been placed in the baby box, according to the organization. Idaho’s Safe Haven law allows for the surrender of an infant who is unharmed and healthy, meaning this surrender was not legal. “We are heartbroken.
Let this be clear: this is an illegal, deadly abandonment. Anonymity is only allowed when an infant is safely surrendered completely unharmed,” Safe Haven Baby Boxes Founder Monica Kelsey said in a statement. “We are fully cooperating with the investigation and providing all information we possess to local authorities.
When the baby was placed in the box, she was wrapped in a blanket with the placenta still attached.” “As the only organization that provides an anonymous surrender option, we are on the front lines of educating the public on how this program works. We will continue to educate citizens on the stark differences between illegal abandonment and legal, safe surrender of an unharmed newborn,” she added.
Kelsey posted a video update to Facebook on Thursday, stating that the parent’s identity is now known to police. “It is not becaus.
