Clay Township police say woman comes forward in buried baby case Remains found Sunday in shallow grave No description found
CLAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Clay Township police say a woman has come forward claiming she gave birth to a newborn who was found buried in a shallow grave.
In a statement on Wednesday, Police Chief Don Drake said the woman came to the police department on Monday and gave specific details as to what had happened. Drake said investigators are working to confirm that the woman is in fact the newborn's mother.
The newborn was found Sunday evening in the 9300 block of Stone Road by a man who was doing yard work.
"I dug up a plastic container and there was a baby in it," the man is heard telling a 911 operator. "A human baby."
A cause of death has not yet been released.
Drake said the case will be turned over to the St. Clair County prosecutor's office.
Copyright 2014 by ClickOnDetroit.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
View of Cheboygan Dam as water levels rise ▶ 0:23
View of Cheboygan Dam as water levels rise
Don't fall for this insurance company trick ▶ 0:30
Don't fall for this insurance company trick
A cool mess is in! ▶ 2:50
A cool mess is in!
Behind the Scenes Action! Even more fun happens in the office... ▶ 0:25
Behind the Scenes Action! Even more fun happens in the office...
Husband of missing woman released from custody ▶ 1:30
Husband of missing woman released from custody
How going back to work could hurt your case ▶ 0:29
How going back to work could hurt your case
Water levels rising at Cheboygan Dam ▶ 0:50
Water levels rising at Cheboygan Dam
Community rattled after teens killed in double shooting ▶ 2:01
Community rattled after teens killed in double shooting
Teen kidnapped at gunpoint in Hamtramck, found safe, suspect arrested ▶ 1:03
Teen kidnapped at gunpoint in Hamtramck, found safe, suspect arrested
Pam Osborne checking in as a Community Correspondent ▶ 0:49
Pam Osborne checking in as a Community Correspondent
Man reacts after nearly getting chain taken in Detroit ▶ 0:55
Man reacts after nearly getting chain taken in Detroit
WATCH OUT When Insurance Makes a Fast Offer ▶ 1:05
WATCH OUT When Insurance Makes a Fast Offer
Detroit launching fire prevention campaign after recent fires ▶ 0:34
Detroit launching fire prevention campaign after recent fires
Tax refunds: What's the delay? ▶ 1:43
Tax refunds: What's the delay?
Pontiac expands Arts Crawl to weekly event ▶ 0:51
Pontiac expands Arts Crawl to weekly event
Off-duty firefighter charged in crash that killed elderly woman ▶ 0:44
Off-duty firefighter charged in crash that killed elderly woman
Our April Go 4 It event is Hoop Dreams! ▶ 0:13
Our April Go 4 It event is Hoop Dreams!
Did you know this about Michigan Humane? ▶ 0:48
Did you know this about Michigan Humane?
Macomb school turns fundraiser into a main event ▶ 1:18
Macomb school turns fundraiser into a main event
How 2 scam callers targeted Macomb County man's 401k ▶ 0:37
How 2 scam callers targeted Macomb County man's 401k
What we know in the disappearance of Lynette Hooker ▶ 2:43
What we know in the disappearance of Lynette Hooker
Parents demand action after school bus carrying kids crashed into ditch ▶ 1:59
Parents demand action after school bus carrying kids crashed into ditch
Ex-boyfriend named person of interest in woman's disappearance ▶ 0:42
Ex-boyfriend named person of interest in woman's disappearance
Things you should NEVER do after an accident ▶ 1:04
Things you should NEVER do after an accident
Major construction causes traffic delays, business impact ▶ 0:50
Major construction causes traffic delays, business impact
Previous photo Next photo