NYPD officers in the Bronx held a funeral service Saturday for twin baby boys who were found dead in a courtyard behind a building nearly a year ago, as reported by Pix11.com.

 

NYPD Lt. Grimpel told the Norwood News on Sunday, Sept. 26, that detectives are still trying to solve the double homicide of the newborn infants who they named Ezekiel and Zain. The babies, who still had their umbilical cords attached, died of blunt force trauma, according to the medical examiner’s office, police said.

 

Grimpel said that the superintendent of an apartment building located at College Avenue and East 172nd Street in Claremont made the discovery on Nov. 9, 2020. At least one of the babies was found inside of a black garbage bag, which also had tissues and a shower loofa according to police.

 

Grimpel added that Lt. William O’Toole, commanding officer of the Bronx Homicide unit, and his squad have spent nearly a year trying to locate the mother of the babies. O’Toole is urging anyone who may have information on the incident to come forward.

Almost a year has gone by since two newborn babies were found in a Bronx alley. @NYPDDetectives continue to search for answers in this horrific case.

Today, NYPD members gathered to give these children a proper funeral service.https://t.co/bhpdDZHkW4

— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) September 25, 2021

 

Grimpel said the agency has conducted an exhaustive investigation into the case, with officers and detectives canvassing the area, nearby hospitals and other locations.

 

Surveillance video obtained from near the area where the babies were found reportedly proved unhelpful in the search for the person who placed the babies in the courtyard, according to police.

 

The NYPD also confirmed that detectives working on the case decided to organize the funeral because no one had come forward to claim the babies as family.

 

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