Police treating the discovery of a lifeless newborn in Rome’s Tiber as a murder

cde.news desk 7 July 2019, 04:45 · 1 min read

epa05886633 Members of a delegation headed by Daniele Frongia, councilor for Sports of the City of Rome, during a site inspection using an inflatable raft on the Tiber river in Rome, Italy, 03 April 2017, to verify possible uses for sporting events like rafting. 'Today the Tiber is in a state of deterioration or inaccessibility in different parts. We want to revive it also promoting water sports,' Frongia explained. EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MEO

A lifeless body of a newborn was found in the river Tiber, near the Mezzocamino bridge.

From an initial external examination of the body of the newborn found dead this afternoon in the Tiber it is assumed that the death can date back to at most one or two days ago. The baby was born alive.

An autopsy has been ordered to establish the cause. Police investigating the case are treating it as a murder.

Via ANSA

Topics Italy Murder Rome