Two Discarded Fetuses Found In Harlem, Police Say

HARLEM, NY — The NYPD is investigating the deaths of two fetuses of "unknown age and gender" that were found Thursday in Harlem, police said.

The fetuses were discovered eight hours apart by NYPD officers and the deaths do not appear to be related, police said.

Officers discovered the first fetus around 3:30 p.m. inside a garbage can on Amsterdam Avenue between West 131st and 135th streets, police said. A patient at Bellevue Hospital tipped officers to the location of the body, police said. EMS pronounced the fetus dead on the scene, police said.

The second fetus was discovered when officers responded to a call regarding an unconscious person at West 135th Street and 12th Avenue, police said. Officers arrived on the scene around 11:40 and discovered the body, which was pronounced dead on the scene.

Investigations into both deaths remain ongoing and no suspects have been identified.

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