Remains of a newborn are interred - Probe endures - Financial incentive proffered for information
In a startling discovery on March 8, 2016, a 31-year-old passerby found a lifeless infant in a green area of Ruschestraße, Lichtenberg. The infant was born alive but not delivered professionally. The State Criminal Police Office's 7th Homicide Commission has taken over the investigation, seeking to uncover the cause of death and the origin of the baby.
The discovery site of the infant was at Ruschestraße 104, near the DRK emergency shelter. The baby was found wrapped in two towels and a blue plastic bag. One of the towels is a blue terry cloth towel, 80 cm by 45 cm, while the other is a pink terry cloth towel, 60 cm by 120 cm.
Forensic investigations have revealed that the mother of the dead child presumably lived in a household with a dark tabby cat. The autopsy of the infant was conducted on the same day as the discovery.
The investigators are seeking information about observations in the area of the green space between March 6, 2016, and March 8, 2016. They are also interested in any persons who once had the depicted towels but no longer have them.
The investigators are appealing to the public for assistance, particularly those who saw persons with a blue plastic bag in the green space or nearby during the mentioned period. They are also seeking information about women who were pregnant at the end of February/beginning of March 2016, but were not seen with a baby afterwards or could have concealed a pregnancy.
The investigators have obtained a judicial order for a DNA series examination (so-called mass saliva test) of all women and girls who originate from Southeast Europe, reside or resided in the Lichtenberg district, and are of childbearing age. They are also seeking information about women who were in medical treatment due to possible complaints that indicate an improper birth from the beginning of March 2016.
The baby will be buried on May 22, 2017, at 2 pm at the St. Pius Cemetery at Konrad-Wolf-Straße 31-32 in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen. The Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office has offered a reward of up to 5,000 Euro (five thousand Euro) for information leading to the identification of the child's mother or the clarification of the crime.
However, the search results do not provide specific information about who made observations in the named green area between March 6 and March 8, 2016. The distribution of the reward will be made without recourse to the courts, and it is exclusively intended for members of the public, not for those whose professional duties include the pursuit of criminal offenses.
The investigators of the 7th Homicide Commission are still working on solving the case and are appealing to the public for any information that might help them unravel the mystery surrounding the Lichtenberg baby.
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