北卡罗来纳州一名妇女在其新生女儿被发现死在垃圾填埋场近50年后被捕,该填埋场是通过DNA确认的。 A North Carolina woman was arrested nearly 50 years after her newborn daughter was found dead in a landfill, identified via DNA.

一名北卡罗来纳州妇女Cathy Mckee(69岁)于1979年在哥伦布州垃圾填埋场发现一名新生女孩死在垃圾袋中近50年后,于2月24日被捕。 A North Carolina woman, Cathy McKee, 69, was arrested on February 24, nearly 50 years after a newborn girl was found dead in a trash bag at a Columbus County landfill in 1979. Mckee被控隐瞒孩子出生的重罪,在一年多前重新立案后,通过DNA检测查明了Mckee的身份。 Charged with felony concealing the birth of a child, McKee was identified through DNA testing after the case was reopened over a year ago. 当局说,证据是谨慎保存的,尽管数十年来没有线索,但逮捕还是得以进行。 Authorities said evidence was preserved carefully, enabling the arrest despite decades of no leads. 她以5 000美元的保证金获释,并放弃在法庭上聘请律师的权利。 She was released on a $5,000 bond and waived her right to counsel in court. 警长办公室强调,孩子从来不只是一个案件,而是一个其故事值得正义的人。 The sheriff’s office emphasized the child was never just a case, but a person whose story deserved justice.