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Thirty-four fetal remains have been discovered buried in the yard of a house in Poland.
Authorities have arrested a doctor who is suspected of taking the remains from a hospital to her home to use them for experiments.
According to reports from AFP and other outlets on June 15 (local time), Polish prosecutors recently unearthed 34 fetal remains buried in the garden of a house in Lutcza, in the southeastern part of the country. On that day, they arrested the former owner of the house, a 57-year-old pathologist identified as Magdalena H., on charges including desecration of human remains.
Prosecutors launched an investigation after receiving a report that a large amount of medical waste had been discovered during construction work at the house. They deployed search dogs and subsequently discovered that the fetal remains had also been buried on the property.
Given that microscope slides and documents presumed to be hospital records were found alongside the remains, authorities believe the doctor used the bodies for experimental purposes. They are currently investigating whether there are any accomplices or additional burial sites.
According to the local media outlet Radio Eska, the suspect stated that she brought the fetuses, who had died at the hospital in Rzeszow where she worked, to her home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Due to the influence of conservative Catholicism, Poland has some of the strictest restrictions on abortion in Europe.
As a result, authorities are investigating whether there were any other illegal activities involved in the process of obtaining the remains.
A spokesperson for the prosecutor's office stated that there is currently no evidence to suggest the suspect obtained the remains through illegal abortion procedures.
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