ROCHESTER, Mass. — For the second time this year, a troubling discovery for workers at a trash facility in the town of Rochester. The district attorney says the remains of a “newborn infant” were found in a collection of trash that was delivered to the facility.
“Rochester Police received a 911 call at approximately 10:40 a.m. (Thursday) from Zero Waste Solutions recycling facility in Rochester,” according to a statement from the office of Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz. “The caller reported that infant remains were found within a trash collection that was trucked to the facility for disposal.”
Rochester Police say all processing was stopped as police responded to the facility.
“Rochester Police contacted Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office and an investigation commenced,” according to the statement from the DA.”
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has taken over jurisdiction and will determine the cause of death, according to the district attorney.
“I pray for the family, and hopefully there’s some answers to this, but it’s terrible,” said Jason Chisholm of Rochester.
The investigation is ongoing,. The district attorney is asking anyone who has any information to call Trooper David Wohler of the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit for Plymouth County at 508-894-2648.
A similar incident happened at this same facility on April 27 when the remains of a baby girl were found at the recycling center.
Authorities determined that the child had been dead for at least a week, and was placed in the trash stream at a facility on Martha’s Vineyard, 47 miles away.
In May, Cape and Islands DA Rob Galibois said authorities were anxious to identify the child and its mother.
“We just want to make sure that the well-being of the mother is not in peril. We are putting out there we are looking for the identity and the location of the mother, we just want to make sure she is safe,” DA Galibois previously said. “Obviously, this is a horrific set of circumstances, we’re all human beings. It impacts all of us.”
The fact that the bodies of two babies have been found in the trash at the same Rochester Recycling Center is troubling news for the National Safe Haven Alliance.
The organization offers support to people who feel they can’t keep their newborn baby.
“It was horrible the first time it happened at this recycling plant, and to see it happen again is really just horrible,” said Noelle Ozimek of the
National Safe Haven Alliance.
To learn more about those options, go to the National Safe Haven Alliance website.
National Safe Haven Alliance HOTLINE: 1.888.510.BABY (2229)
And during the entire process, even if you decide to surrender your baby, you can remain anonymous, you don’t have to provide your name to get help and support.
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