NEW YORK — A security guard on the lookout for shoplifters searched two teenage girls as they left a Manhattan lingerie shop Thursday afternoon and discovered one of them was carrying in her bag what appeared to be a fetus, police said.
Both girls are 17. One was hospitalized and the other was being questioned at a police precinct, authorities said. The medical examiner’s office was performing an autopsy on the apparent human remains found inside the bag.
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The girls were shopping at a Victoria’s Secret store in midtown Manhattan, said police, who were called to the scene. Authorities are trying to determine whether one girl gave birth in the store or had been carrying the remains with her.
She apparently told detectives she had delivered a day earlier but didn’t know what to do with the remains, police said. It wasn’t clear whether the fetus was alive or dead when delivered.
Police are also investigating whether the girls had actually stolen anything from the store. It wasn’t clear whether they will face criminal charges.
The store remained open for business and was filled with customers from around the world. An NYPD crime scene unit spent a few hours gathering evidence inside the store before leaving shortly before 5 p.m. A single marked police car remained at the front entrance that faces Herald Square at 34th Street.
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Both girls are 17. One was hospitalized and the other was being questioned at a police precinct, authorities said. The medical examiner’s office was performing an autopsy on the apparent human remains found inside the bag.
U.S. government reopens, Cory Booker victory, Raising Day in India, a grassy car, Prince Harry plays rugby and more.
The girls were shopping at a Victoria’s Secret store in midtown Manhattan, said police, who were called to the scene. Authorities are trying to determine whether one girl gave birth in the store or had been carrying the remains with her.
She apparently told detectives she had delivered a day earlier but didn’t know what to do with the remains, police said. It wasn’t clear whether the fetus was alive or dead when delivered.
Police are also investigating whether the girls had actually stolen anything from the store. It wasn’t clear whether they will face criminal charges.
The store remained open for business and was filled with customers from around the world. An NYPD crime scene unit spent a few hours gathering evidence inside the store before leaving shortly before 5 p.m. A single marked police car remained at the front entrance that faces Herald Square at 34th Street.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.