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09-05-2006, 04:47 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A woman discovered the body of a newborn in a toilet tank at a Montgomery gas station.
The woman told police she went to the restroom Friday at the Gas Depot station near downtown and was unable to flush the toilet. She lifted the top of the tank and made the grisly discovery.
Police could not immediately determine if the six-pound newborn was stillborn or alive when she was put into the tank.
Police Capt. Huey Thornton said evidence at the scene indicated the baby was born inside the restroom, but he declined to give details.
An autopsy is planned.
Police checked the station's surveillance system and began questioning people in the neighborhood, which includes Sidney Lanier High School.
Police also appealed to the public for any information in locating the mother.
The woman told police she went to the restroom Friday at the Gas Depot station near downtown and was unable to flush the toilet. She lifted the top of the tank and made the grisly discovery.
Police could not immediately determine if the six-pound newborn was stillborn or alive when she was put into the tank.
Police Capt. Huey Thornton said evidence at the scene indicated the baby was born inside the restroom, but he declined to give details.
An autopsy is planned.
Police checked the station's surveillance system and began questioning people in the neighborhood, which includes Sidney Lanier High School.
Police also appealed to the public for any information in locating the mother.