Dead Babies Found In U-Haul Storage Locker

The discovery of several dead babies in a Winnipeg, Canada rented U-Haul storage locker is “tragic beyond belief,” said a police spokesperson. He went on to note that in his 14 years as an officer he has never experienced anything like this.

Three or four bodies were found Monday afternoon in various states of decomposition. Autopsies are planned on the remains to determine exactly how many there are and the cause of death. The autopsies will also determine their age, though police said the bodies were newborns or someone “of a very young age.” They were “certainly not children.”

CBC News first reported the “gruesome scene,” where four bodies were discovered in various states of decomposition. An employee at the facility originally called police after the odor of the decayed remains caught his attention. It wasn’t immediately clear how long the bodies had been in the locker, but police told reporters that a woman who was renting the locker has been interviewed. The police also noted that there have been no reports of missing babies.

The Winnipeg Free Press reached out to U-Haul:

“U-Haul team members made a disturbing discovery when taking inventory of a delinquent storage locker on Monday. They immediately contacted law enforcement who believed the locker contained human remains,” said Razmin Mansoub, marketing company president for U-Haul Company of Central Canada. “U-Haul is deeply shocked and saddened by this discovery.”

Barrington Francis, 23, who arrived at the U-Haul location on Tuesday afternoon to pay the monthly rental fee for his locker, said he was shocked upon hearing the news. “That’s pretty bad,” Francis told reporters. “I’m not saying it’s their (the company’s) fault, but how could someone sneak in four dead infants and they not know it? That’s bizarre. It’s shocking that it’s so close to home.”