Foetus found in family freezer

20th November 2009

An 18-year old who had a miscarriage decided to keep the foetus and hide it in her fridge, it was discovered this week.


Renata M. from Glowno near Lodz was so distraught after losing her baby, she couldn’t bear not to keep it, said the girl’s mother Bozena.

“Renata was not prepared for the shock, and not one psychologist came to talk to her. She didn’t know what to do so she put it in the freezer until she could arrange a burial,” the 59-year old mum explained.

The gruesome discovery was made after social workers came to the house.

They asked Renata how her pregnancy was, at which point the teenager broke down in tears, told them about the miscarriage and then confes ...