L.A: A newborn baby girl has been found buried alive under rubble down a hole in a footpath; The infant, believed to have been born within the last two days, had been wrapped in a blanket and hidden under debris.

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The infant, believed to have been born within the last two days, had been wrapped in a blanket and hidden under debris.

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A newborn baby girl has been found buried alive under rubble down a hole in a footpath.

Police made the discovery after being alerted by a walker in Compton, Los Angeles, who reported hearing a baby crying.

The baby was hidden under derbis down a hole in the footpath

The infant, believed to have been born within the last two days, had been wrapped in a blanket and hidden under debris.

Cold to the touch, the baby was treated at the scene by emergency workers before being taken to hospital where she is in a stable condition.

Jeesse Brew, a grandfather who lives nearby, expressed his anger.

He said: "I know we living in some bad times but damn.

"Now who would do some dumb stuff like over here? That's why I'm saying they need to catch this person. You know, you need to go to jail. That's the place for you."

The son of the woman who had alerted police said his mother had been distraught when the baby was found.

Ryan Mccrary said: "She felt really emotional."

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"It just hurts to see somebody leave a baby like that when there are so many places they can take them now-a-days."

Detectives pointed out that parents who feel unable to cope can leave their child at any hospital or fire station in LA County, no questions asked.

Sky