Dead baby boy found in Las Vegas trash can

Body discovered of boy less than six months old

Tuesday 21 January 2020 09:40 EST

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The neighbourhood where the baby boy was found is about a 20-minute drive from the Las Vegas Strip (AFP/Getty Images)

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Police are investigating the death of an infant boy whose body was found in an alley trash bin in a north Las Vegas neighbourhood.

Officer Eric Leavitt said on Monday that police were called a little before 9am on Sunday and investigators think the child was younger than six months old.

The body didn´t show any obvious physical injuries, Leavitt said, and police asked for public help to identify him.

The Clark County coroner´s office is expected in coming days to release his identity and cause and manner of death.

The neighbourhood is about a 20-minute drive north of the Las Vegas Strip.

Associated Press

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