Unidentified newborn girl, Mi (Milano), 23/02/1998

Source: Labanof

Record from the Labanof archive, not from the national register export.

Data shown in the record

Date of recovery: 23/02/1998
Place of recovery: Central station
Municipality: Mi
Province: Milano
Region: Lombardia
Sex: Female
Estimated age: newborn Previous version of the register: 0
Biogeographic ancestry: Caucasian
Distinguishing marks: born at seven months, umbilical cord still attached Not present in the official register; added from a press source cited below.
Further information: Male newborn.

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What emerges when the official register data are compared with the press sources collected below.

The medical examiner had not established whether the newborn had died during birth or had been abandoned while still alive: the cause of death was not established in the article.

Neonata gettata fra i rifiuti

La Stampa, 24 February 1998
Gettata nel cassonetto appena nata

la Repubblica, 24 February 1998

Article summary: The newborn girl, born at seven months, was found dead in a dumpster on via Ferrante Aporti, in front of the Palazzo delle Poste, near the Stazione Centrale in Milano, with the umbilical cord still attached. The discovery was made the following morning, by a cleaning worker, and the investigation into the mother was ongoing at the time of publication. The full text is available only in the publisher's paid archive.
Caso 19 del catalogo Cadaveri senza nome

Labanof, Universita degli Studi di Milano

Record from the forensic anthropology and odontology laboratory handling the case, with the details released to aid identification.