Bodies of Six Newborns Found Near Cemetary in Dominican Republic

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Police in the Dominican Republic said Thursday they are looking for a cemetery caretaker as part of an investigation into the bodies of six newborns found discarded near a cemetery in the capital Santo Domingo.

Earlier this week, the spokeswoman for a nearby hospital said the institution had turned over the bodies of six newborns to funeral home, el Popular for proper burial.

Authorities have said the babies died on different dates of different causes, and that parents sometimes don’t claim the bodies because they don’t have the financial resources for a burial.