VISAKHAPATNAM: A family allegedly tried to bury a days-old baby who was alive in Chavula Madam crematorium late Saturday evening, according to the ground keepers. Women and child welfare department officials and police are investigating the case.
They told reporters that four members of a family came in a car and took out a cover containing the baby. The family told the crematorium personnel that the baby had died and they wanted to bury it. But when they opened the cover, they found the baby showed signs of life and refused the burial. They later informed the police, who rushed to the spot along with district child protection officer Allu Satyanarayana.
“The family buried the baby at Karasa crematorium and claimed that the baby was dead,’’ circle inspector of fourth town K Sai said.
The DCPO visited a nursing home in Railway New Colony, Visakhapatnam and spoke to the medical officer Dr K Kamala.
The doctor told the officials that a couple from Madhavadhara came to her for treatment of a five-month pregnant woman. After conducting tests it was found that the unborn baby was suffering from Down Syndrome, a genetic disorder that impairs physical and mental growth.
On medical advice, the woman was operated on and the baby was removed. They later announced that the baby had died.
