2023-10-15 13:30:00
These were the wanderers from the Saint-Exupéry scout unit in Sibret, children aged 5 to 8 years old, who were taking a walk in the forest on November 15, 2008, who thought they saw something that looked like a doll placed on the ground. ground, among branches in a fir forest in Sibret (Vaux-sur-Sûre), at the entrance to the village, on the Chenogne road, a few meters from the said road.
No clue yet
It was not a toy, but the corpse of a baby born a few hours earlier. The placenta right next to it was proof.
The baby was wrapped in a patched bed sheet.
The head of the scout unit immediately alerted the police in the Center Ardenne area. The prosecution, a forensic doctor and an investigating judge had descended on the scene which had been cordoned off.
No clues had been discovered near the child and post-mortem analyzes were only able to determine that it was the body of a little white girl who had been born a little less than two years ago. months earlier. She was born full term.
Doctors in the region were consulted by investigators to verify whether any pregnant woman might have committed this infanticide.
A call for witnesses from the federal police to embroidery professionals
This Saturday, the federal police launched a call for witnesses to embroidery professionals, attaching a photo of the sheet discovered at the time of the incident (see the photos at the top of this article).
The statement reads: “This sheet is old and has been mended. It measures 244 cm/140 cm and is suitable for a single bed. It is made of light-colored cotton. The initials ‘KW’ have been embroidered near the hem of the sheet. A special call is made to embroidery professionals who might provide information on the work of this sheet.”
Anyone who can provide information regarding these pieces of fabric is asked to contact the police on 0800/30 300.
A final, desperate attempt to relaunch the investigation?
To this day, 15 years later, we still don’t know who this baby and his mother are. An order dismissing the case has already been issued.
We contacted an investigator from the time who is still a police officer.
According to him, “there is no new element that has come up from the field. If I remember correctly, the bed sheet surrounded the baby’s corpse and DNA samples had been taken. I suppose that we didn’t has not found any other sheet and that the one in question here is indeed that of Sibret. I have not heard anything said these days. To my knowledge, there are no new elements.
And I think if there was anything new, I would know regarding it. I still suppose that if the prosecution makes this call for witnesses, it is in a last attempt.
In fact, we know nothing regarding the identity of this baby and the mother. The mystery remains. Now, if this call for witnesses allows us to make progress, that would be good; but the facts are very old. 15 years is a long time.”, concludes the police officer.
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