Fetus found in Tondo

MANILA, Philippines — A fetus was dumped at the top of a bridge in Tondo, Manila yesterday morning.

Street sweeper Irene Malva found the fetus, wrapped in a piece of white cloth, at Infanta Bridge in Barangay 133, Zone 11 at past 6 a.m., said Senior Police Officer 2 Joseph Kabigting, Manila Police District (MPD) homicide investigator.

Probers believe the fetus had just been dumped because the blood on it was still fresh.

Meanwhile, a woman was reported to be in critical condition after aborting her baby in Sta. Mesa Monday morning.

Police Officer 3 Ryan Balagtas said doctors at the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center confirmed that the woman underwent an induced abortion in the seventh month of her pregnancy.

The MPD homicide section is preparing charges against the woman.