Woman arrested in Canada after police discover remains of infants

A 40-year-old Winnipeg, Canada, woman was arrested after police recovered the remains of several “very young infants” in a storage space.

Andrea Giesbrecht, also known as Andrea Naworynski, was charged with six counts of concealing the body of a child and with a probation violation, according to Constable Eric Hofley, a Winnipeg police spokesman.

Hofley told reporters Wednesday that it remains unclear how the babies died or how many bodies were recovered. Police believe they recovered the remains of at least four “very young infants.”

On Monday, Winnipeg Police were called to a storage space on a report of “suspicious circumstances,” according to a department news release.

Giesbrecht, who was renting the storage space, was arrested a short time later.

Police have launched a forensic investigation that could take months, and it is not clear whether the victims were related to Giesbrecht or to one another, Hofley said.

Autopsies were being conducted Wednesday.

“This inicident, tragic beyond belief, leaves many questions unanswered at this time,” Hofley told reporters.

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