New details have been found out regarding the case of the newborn that was found dead in the landfill site of Metsamor, Armenia, on Monday.

Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned that the infant’s mother has been found. She is a 37-year-old resident of Metsamor. 

The dead baby was her seventh child. Two other children of hers had died in the past. At the moment, only her 1.5 year old child is under her care, whereas her three other children have health problems and are in a special care center.

The Investigative Committee of Armenia had informed that a call was received, on Monday at 12:45pm, informing that a newborn boy was found dead in the garbage dump of Metsamor town.

Forensic doctors recorded soft tissue defects on the body. In addition, the dead baby’s right wrist was missing, and the left upper limb of his forearm was completely missing.

A forensic autopsy has been commissioned on the body.

An investigation is underway to find out the circumstances behind this incident.