Male foetus found in sewage works

GARDAÍ have appealed for the mother of a foetus found in a sewage works to come forward amid fears for her health.

The superintendent of the small facility in Borris, Co Carlow, discovered the 20-week-old male foetus at 9.10am yesterday.

The foetus was taken to Dublin City Morgue, where a post mortem was conducted by State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy. The post mortem determined that the foetus had not lived independently.