Mo. newborn found dead after girl admitted to hospital

CASSVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- The body of a newborn infant is found in a southwest Missouri home after a 16-year-old girl was admitted to a hospital complaining of a miscarriage.

Barry County Sheriff Mick Epperly said Monday the body was found in a plastic bag in a mobile home in the small town of Seligman on the Arkansas state line.

Investigators said the 16-year-old girl was taken to a hospital Thursday for heavy bleeding and reported a miscarriage.

The hospital in Bentonville, Ark., called police to say that the girl may have given birth before coming in.

The girl's mother later told investigators her daughter had acknowledged the birth and told her where to find the newborn's body.

The case is still under investigation.

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Information from: KTXR