Delta In a Minute 11-19

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI – Jackson police are investigating after a premature infant was found buried in a shallow grave.

Interim Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard told reporters that the fetus was discovered in the backyard of a home in the 400 block of Jeanette Circle around 6:30 p.m. on Monday.

Howard said the infant, which was estimated at 20 to 24 weeks old, will be taken to the Mississippi State Crime Lab for an autopsy…

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