Infant Baby Boy's Body Found Thrown Off Road in Texas
Yet another baby's body was found not far from where the child known as "baby grace" was disovered just a few months ago. I do not understand the continued disposal for innocent human lives. These days you cannot do much without a license. Maybe it is time each state consider issuing licenses for parents, at the very least it would save a life or two. Before a child is born the parent must produce a certification. If they do not, then the hospital does not release the baby and within a certain time period the child can be placed for adoption into a loving home. And all children have the right to grow up in a safe, warm, loving home.
Infant's body and car seat found near Galveston seawall
GALVESTON -- The body of a blond baby boy clad in a diaper was discovered this morning in the grass near the side of a Galveston road, police said. The body, described as a child between 4-months and 6-months-old, was discovered about 9 a.m. near Seawall Boulevard and Ferry Road, Lt. Jorge Trevino said. "A couple was driving on Cherry Hill and saw what they thought was a doll," Trevino said. But something looked odd and they stopped and discovered the body next to a child's car seat, he said. Trevino said it appeared that the child may have been thrown from the car while sitting in the car seat. He said it was unlikely that the child could have somehow fallen out of the car without the driver being aware. Cherry Hill is the unofficial name for a 2-mile stretch of Seawall Boulevard that begins past Ferry Road and runs to the east end of the island at the Ship Channel. The road is unusual because a berm on its north side is paved, allowing cars to drive along the top of the berm. Jesse James Zaro Jr., 43, of Galveston and wife Esmeralda, 45, were driving slowly along the top of the berm looking for coyotes when they spotted the body, Zaro said. "I looked over to the side and it looked like a doll," Zaro said. "Then I just said, 'Oh my God,' and I got out of the car and looked and it was a baby, a little baby. "It was horrible. I went to pieces, I couldn't believe it." Zaro said he tried to flag down a truck before learning that his wife was carrying a cell phone. Police received the call at 8:59 a.m. Choking with emotion, Zaro said he couldn't understand why someone would discard a child. "First of all, if you couldn't handle what you had, you could have given it to somebody who could have taken care of it," he said. "But golly, why hurt a poor defenseless little baby?" The body was about 20 feet from the curb at the top of the berm in a grassy area. The car seat was found in a brushy area about 30 feet farther. Crime scene investigators were combing the area for evidence and will have exact measurements later today, Trevino said. He said it was likely that the body had been by the side of the road for a short time because it was in good condition and had not been attacked by animals. He said there were no obvious marks on the body. The body was taken to the Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office, Trevino said. The discovery comes nearly three months after a fisherman discovered the unidentified body of a 2-year-old girl in a plastic box that had washed up on an island in West Galveston Bay. Authorities searched for nearly a month before determining the identity of Riley Ann Sawyers of Spring. Trevino said he expected the baby boy to be identified much sooner. "Whoever came out here is familiar with the area," Trevino said. He said prints of children's feet are often taken at birth, which should help identification. He said a sketch or photo of the face would be made if necessary to help identify the child.The child was partially clothed," Trevino said. "And it appeared to have been ejected from a seat, either thrown out or fell out. We don’t want to specify the injury, because if someone calls to confess, that’s important information." Trevino said police would immediately begin working to identify the boy by researching medical records. District Attorney Kurt Sistrunk and First Assistant District Attorney Joel Bennett were at the scene conferring with investigators, but declined comment. Sistrunk is prosecuting the parents of Riley Ann Sawyers on capital murder charges.(By HARVEY RICE |
