Coroner: Baby Died of Asphyxiation

The Muskingum County Coroner is releasing more information about the death of the baby at Muskingum University last week. Dr. Charles Feicht says that the baby was alive at birth which likely happened at 8 a.m. He says it was found by authorities in a tightly closed plastic bag in a trash receptacle last Wednesday. So in Dr. Feicht’s opinion the baby died from asphyxiation. The newborn was found around 9 p.m. at 125 Lakeside Drive on the campus. The mother of the baby was interviewed by Muskingum County Sheriff’s Detectives, but her name has not been released and no charges have yet been filed. Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz declined to comment since this is a pending investigation. This is the second time a baby has been found dead the on Muskingum University campus. It happened in 2002. The mother was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison, but was released after 7 months.