Reports reveal cause of death of babies found in plastic bags on Egypt streets

Forensic reports revealed Tuesday that three dead bodies of children wrapped in plastic bags and found on the streets in the city of Giza in Egypt were suffocated and burnt to death.

According to an autopsy, the children’s organs were not removed from their bodies.

The report identified the children to be of 18 months, two and five.

Samples that were retrieved from the three bodies showed that flames reached their inner organs which led to suffocation and the blackening of their skin.

Residents of Al Maryoteya district reported Tuesday morning an unpleasant smell that kept increasing day by day in a garbage pile near a deserted villa close to a hotel.

Police extracted CCTV footage from surrounding buildings and questioned eyewitnesses shortly after the case was reported.

Authorities said the case is still under investigation.