The lifeless body of a baby was found this Wednesday inside a cardboard box in a dumpster located at the corner of Virtudes and Belascoaín, in Central Havana.
The details of the case were published on Facebook by the Cuban activist Idelisa Diasniurka Salcedo Verdecia. She described the discovery as "truly heartbreaking." CiberCuba has not been able to independently confirm this news. The Cuban authorities have not issued any official statement.
The activist reported that the deceased baby weighed approximately eight pounds and was found in a cardboard box among the trash. She noted that the police officers cordoned off the area and prohibited those present from recording the scene.
On his part, content creator Niover Licea (Nio reporting a crime) shared a video showing the moment when police officers remove a woman with her face covered from a nearby house, identified by neighbors as a possible suspect.
The influencer claims that the baby's body still showed signs of moisture and apparently recent fluids when it was found, and remained at the location until after 2:00 PM, even though the police reportedly arrived about half an hour after the initial alert.
As of the time this news was published, none of the consulted sources are aware of the exact circumstances surrounding the baby's death, and there is no official confirmation regarding the responsibility of the woman appearing in the video.
Salcedo Verdecia demanded a transparent investigation: "The life of that baby matters, and this incident cannot be left in silence."
A pattern that repeats in Cuba
In recent years, several similar findings have been reported in Cuba, sparking outrage on social media but rarely receiving an official response.
In June 2025, the discovery of a deceased newborn in a garbage dump in Infanta and Santa Rosa, in the Cerro municipality of Havana, was reported, with no statement issued by the authorities.
In December of that same year, another baby was found deceased near containers in Santo Suárez, Diez de Octubre.
In June 2024, a premature baby was found floating in the Bay of Havana and in November 2023, another newborn was discovered dead in a trash tank in San Isidro, Old Havana.
Cases are not only reported in the capital. In 2023, a woman was arrested in Pinar del Río after the body of a newborn was found in a garbage tank.
These terrible events occur within the context of an ongoing economic, political, and social crisis that continues to worsen in Cuba, coinciding with a significant decline in indicators such as infant mortality. The country went from 4.0 per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 9.8 in 2026, according to figures commented on by the leader Miguel Díaz-Canel this week.
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