Mother received medical help after fetus found outside Peterborough church: police

Peterborough police say they have located the woman involved after a fetus was found outside a church late last month.

On Sept. 25, Peterborough Police Service officers responded to an incident at Cathedral of St. Peter-in-Chains on Reid Street. There they found the remains of an early-term fetus.

At the time, police appealed for the female who left the fetus to seek medical attention.

1:35 Peterborough police find remains of a fetus outside a church

On Tuesday morning, the Peterborough Police Service said the mother involved in this incident was located and did seek medical treatment.

No charges will be laid, police said.

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