FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Raymond Worrall

PHONE: (201) 795-6400 Ext. 6737

EMAIL: rworrall@hcpo.org

TWITTER: @HCPOProsecutor

WEB: hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org

DATE: Thursday, April 12, 2018

PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN IDENTIFING INFANT FOUND DEAD NEAR TRAIN TRACKS IN
JERSEY CITY

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez released the following information:

On Wednesday, April 11, 2018, shortly after 12:30 p.m., the Port Authority Police Department received a report of suspected human remains being recovered near the train tracks underneath the Tonnelle Avenue Bridge, just off Broadway in Jersey City. The suspected human remains were found in a suitcase by a Port Authority employee during a routine inspection.

Responding Port Authority police officers confirmed the finding, established a crime scene and contacted the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Homicide Unit. Responding Emergency Medical Services confirmed that the remains appeared to be human. The remains have not been identified at this time.

A preliminary report by the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has revealed that the infant was a Hispanic or African-American female, approximately 10-months-old. The findings as to the cause and manner of death are pending a determination by the RMEO.

The Prosecutor’s Homicide Unit is actively investigating this case with the help of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office and Port Authority Police Department. At this time, investigators are asking the public for assistance in identifying the infant.

Investigators are urging anyone with information about this incident or anyone who remembers seeing something suspicious in this area to contact the Prosecutor’s Homicide Unit at 201-915-1345 or leave an anonymous tip on the Prosecutor’s website at http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.