Potsdam baby discovery 2011: police launch DNA mass test with 1,500 women
15 years after the discovery of a dead newborn in Potsdam, police are conducting a mass DNA test. Around 1,500 women are being asked to voluntarily provide saliva samples.
Investigation in baby discovery case revived
After 15 years, Potsdam police have called for a mass genetic test, as tagesschau.de reports. Around 1,500 women are being asked to voluntarily provide saliva samples in late November in order to exclude further possible mothers and advance the investigation.
The authority is selecting the women based on their age, their former place of residence, and the temporal connection to the investigation area. Many women have since left the region and are receiving letters in other federal states. Saliva samples can be provided on two days in November at Zeppelin primary school in Potsdam, or an appointment can be arranged by telephone.
In December 2010, pedestrians found the lifeless newborn in a garage complex in Potsdam-West wrapped in a towel. The child bore signs of violence. Investigators gave the infant the name Victoria. According to police, over 2,000 saliva samples have already been compared with existing traces in previous years without the case being solved.
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