The revolting sight of a discarded human foetus greeted a passerby at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) today. Apart from the hideous appearance, there was no scandal: it hadn't been released from inside the hospital. Instead, it appears to have been dumped in the parking lot by an anonymous person. The foetus was found in the open at the entrance of the KHMH's parking lot and Seven News was at the hospital shortly after the discovery was made:
Alfonso Noble reporting,
Shortly before one this afternoon, Clifford Augustine was at his security guard post at the accident and emergency entrance to the KHMH when a man came up to him to point out what seemed like an unusual find at the hospital's parking lot.
Clifford Augustine, KHMH Security Guard
A young man came to the hospital with his son attempting to see the doctor, right, and then he see the object down there and he called me since I da the security in charge a di front gate he called me and then I gaan and I notice that da wah foetus. So I just immediately called my supervisor and I report the matter to the man.
Alfonso Noble
Shortly after, police arrived on the scene and took necessary information. From a cursory inspection of the foetus it appeared to be some seven inches long and we understand it to have been approximately 4 months old. After police ended their work, the foetus had to be disposed of. A female orderly at the KHMH was given the task.
Female Orderly Who Picked Up Feotus
The security just called me and tell me a foetus is out there and when I went I went and picked it up and put it in the incinerator to burn.
Alfonso Noble
Were you surprised that you had to do this?
Female Orderly
Of course. I was surprised because we couldn't expect like that to be out there.
Alfonso Noble
When you were picking it up, what was going through your mind?
Female Orderly
I wondered who could do a thing like that.
Clifford Augustin
I no really know weh fu seh bout it you know because like I no expect something like that fu happen well eh happen so I no know weh really happen why they do it like that.
Alfonso Noble
That is the very question investigators will now have to be asking to determine how and why an undeveloped foetus was disposed in this arbitrary, revolting manner. Reporting for Seven News, Alfonso Noble.
Authorities believe the foetus was dropped off at the hospital's parking lot sometime last night.