TIFTON, Ga. – A 24-year-old woman has been arrested after police discovered a fetus inside a dumpster at an apartment complex early Thursday morning.
According to the Tifton Police Department, officers responded to Brookfield Mews Apartments around 6 a.m. after EMS was called for an unconscious woman experiencing heavy bleeding. The woman, later identified as Selena Maria Chandler Scott, had suffered a miscarriage and was immediately transported to a hospital for medical treatment.
A witness informed authorities that Scott had previously placed the fetus in a bag and discarded it in the dumpster. Following an investigation, police arrested Scott and charged her with concealing the death of another person and disposing of a dead body.
Scott remains in custody as the investigation continues.
