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2 women caught dumping fetus inside church compound

MANILA, Philippines — Two women have been arrested for dumping an aborted fetus inside a church compound in Tondo, Manila, police said on Saturday.

Suspects Lourdes Felipe, 26, of Sangandaan Street, Caloocan City; and Teresita Posadas, 38, of Fugoso Street, Sta. Cruz, Manila were caught in the act by operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) – Station 2 (Tondo), said a police report.

The report said Police Officers 2 Roberto Benitez and Jessie Martinez were patrolling at about 3:45 a.m. Friday when they noticed the two women throwing away a plastic bag inside the compound of Sto. Niño Parish on Ortega Street.

When they accosted the suspects, they found that the plastic bag contained a five-to-six-month-old unborn baby.

During investigation, Felipe reportedly admitted that the baby was hers and that she had paid Posadas to abort it.

The two were later turned over to the custody of the MPD- Homicide Section, which will file an abortion charge against them before the city prosecutor’s office. - GMANews.TV
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