Crime & Safety
Baby Found At Mine Hill Recycling Center Was Stillborn: Report
Homicide was not the cause of death for the baby found last month.

MINE HILL, NJ — A baby found dead at a Morris County recycling center was stillborn, the Daily Record reported.
The baby, which was found in late October, was full term and weighted 5.7 pounds. Stillbirth is a natural death, not a homicide.
It was not clear where the baby was born, or who the baby's parents are. The medical examiner is currently holding its body.
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Sanitation workers found the baby at the ReCommunity Recycling Center in Mine Hill on Oct. 24.
A spokesperson for the Morris County Prosecutor's Office was unable to provide any information to Patch, and a representative for the Medical Examiner's Office had not yet returned Patch's request for comment.
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