POLICE IN THE United States have launched an investigation after the remains of a newborn baby were found in a garden.
The grisly discovery was made over the weekend in Westmont, Los Angeles by a young girl playing in her back garden.
Police said ‘significant portions’ of the newborn’s body were missing.
“The infant appears to have been dismembered,” officials said in a statement. The baby is believed to be as young as three days old.
The 9-year-old girl who discovered the remains was playing with her dog in the back garden at the time.
“The dog was sniffing the ball… so I was going to get the ball and I got it. I saw the leg,” Britany Placencia told CBS News, “So I just ran to my mom and told her what I saw.”
Police have launched a search of the local area, checking bins and other gardens in the neighbourhood.
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