Sources: 16-year-old gave birth to child, left it on Detroit porch
Mystery swirls around baby found on porch of Detroit home
Police are investigating after a baby was found on the porch of a home on the city's west side Thursday night. Detroit police now believe a teenager who stayed at the home gave birth to the baby, then left it on the porch for her grandmother to find it. The grandmother then called 911.
(FOX 2) - A day after questions about the discovery of a baby on the porch of a west side Detroit home, police sources now believe the answer lies with one of the people that lives at the residence.
Detroit police originally got a 911 call about a baby being found late Thursday night on Cruse Street, near Fenkell.
The call had come from a woman who lives in the 15300 block of Cruse.
According to police sources, the working theory is a 16-year-old girl who lives at the house where the baby was dropped off had given birth to the child. She then dropped it off on the porch and then acted like she discovered it, leading her grandmother to call 911.
Detroit's child abuse investigation unit is overseeing the case.
What you can do:
Michigan has a Safe Delivery law that allows a parent who safely and legally surrender their newborn if its no more than 3 days old.
A newborn may be given to a uniformed employee who is inside or on duty at any hospital, fire department, police station, or a medical technician working in an emergency capacity.
The newborn will then be placed for adoption.
The Source: Police sources were cited for this story.