Cops Search for Baby Discarded in Trash

"It doesn't stand to reason that someone would pull the baby out of the morgue and accidentally throw it into the garbage, when it still had a name tag on its ankle. All we want at this point are answers. If there was foul play and the baby is never found, it will be difficult for police to go further in terms of a criminal case against someone," Anise said.

Kalynn Moore, 26, claims her baby died soon after birth on Dec. 21, 2008, but was not told until several days later that Christ Hospital misplaced the baby and had thrown it out in the trash.

(WABC)

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The Hudson County prosecutor referred press inquiries to the Jersey City Police Department, which did not respond to questions.

Across the country,there have been numerous cases of the remains of infants being lost or discarded

In June, a couple in Fort Worth, Texas, sued a hospital when it was revealed that their stillborn baby had been discarded with dirty laundry and crushed.

In January 2008, police in Syracuse, N.Y., launched an investigation after a hospital worker reportedly lost the remains of a stillborn child.