A disturbing discovery in Shreveport, as a deceased infant’s body was found mixed in with linens at a cleaning facility.
The ALSCO Uniforms employee who discovered the body initially believed it to be a doll, and the company was able to determine that the body came from a funeral home in Dallas.
Shreveport Police Cpl. Christopher Bordelon says investigators are looking into how the baby’s body ended up in Shreveport.
“The child was deceased on May 3rd, the same day that it was born,” says Cpl. Bordelon. “We do believe the child was possibly stillborn. There was a ceremony that was held on May the 17th, and the child was set to be cremated.”
Corporal Bordelon says there’s no suspicion surrounding the baby’s death.
“There is no suspicion of any type of foul play that took the life of the child,” says Bordelon. “It does appear to have been natural causes.”
Bordelon says the baby’s parents have never been accused of any wrongdoing.
“This family is a victim of a tragedy twice, obviously with the death of their child, and then with this that appears to be some type of negligence or simply just some type of mistake on the part of the funeral home,” Bordelon says.
The baby’s body is now in the custody of the Caddo Parish Coroner, and the Texas Funeral Service Commission has been notified.
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