A newborn baby found dead in a Manhattan restaurant bathroom may have “taken one or two breaths, but not enough to sustain life,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Tuesday.
At a press conference, Kenny recounted the disturbing discovery of the infant boy, and the medical examiner’s findings in the heartbreaking case.
Kenny said workers at Sophie’s Cuban Cuisine, on Fulton St. near Gold St. in the Financial District, found the baby in a clogged toilet that was being cleaned around 10 a.m. Sept. 30 — just 30 minutes before the restaurant opened for the day.
Police have identified the infant’s mother as a 20-year-old customer who used the restroom the day before the newborn’s body was discovered, and is believed to have had a miscarriage, Kenny said.
The infant boy had been in the womb between 22-23 weeks — around six months — and weighed slightly over 1 pound, according to the city medical examiner’s office.
It’s not yet clear if the young woman will face charges, but could possibly be charged with concealment of a human corpse, Kenny said.