Coroner releases additional details in newborn death case
McVEYTOWN — The Mifflin County Coroner’s Office on Friday released additional details regarding the death investigation involving a newborn infant discovered earlier this month near Mount Hope Road in Wayne Township. According to Coroner Andre L. Alcalde, the coroner’s office was dispatched around 6 p.m. May 15 following the discovery of a deceased newborn found face down along an embankment in McVeytown. Alcalde confirmed the infant was a full-term baby girl and said investigators documented evidence of prolonged environmental exposure and insect activity at the scene. The ...



