See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy ELEANOR MANN Published: 19:06 BST, 13 June 2026 | Updated: 19:31 BST, 13 June 2026
The bodies of at least 29 unborn babies were discovered by builders buried at a home in Poland on Wednesday. The horrifying find led to the arrest in Zamość on Friday of a 57-year-old woman, named by local news outlets as 'Magdalena H', on suspicion of desecration of human remains and the unlawful disposal of hazardous materials. The remains of human foetuses were found on the five-acre site after routine work was carried out at a couple's home in the quiet village of Lutoryż, east of Krakow. Construction workers came across the remains while they were digging a driveway on a private plot, where they found a 'significant amount of medical waste, mainly paraffin blocks and microscope slides', the local prosecutor's office reported. The findings sparked a major investigation that shocked many across the country and led to the arrest on June 12. The prison sentence in Poland for the desecration of human remains and the unlawful disposal of hazardous materials ranges from two to 12 years. Polish authorities said in a statement: 'Among the discovered debris was a human foetus and other remains that could have been early-stage human foetuses or their fragments.'Medical experts were dispatched to the scene and confirmed that the recovered remains were those of human foetuses.' Forensics teams seen at the site of the discovery at a home on a five-acre plot in the quiet Polish village of Lutoryż Construction workers made the initial discovery, leading forensics to recover the bodies of at least 29 unborn babies The owners of the property where the remains were found, a young couple, are not part of the investigation. They are understood to have purchased the house six months ago from the suspect - a pathologist who bought the house two years prior. A man told local media: 'I remember that woman, but she hasn't been here for about five years. She supposedly performed some autopsy here, but I don't know for sure.' Police are understood to be focusing on claims that a body was tampered with and medical waste was dumped illegally. Surrounding properties became a forensic zone as specialist tents were seen in the area as more bodies were uncovered. Unofficial reports said there were at least 13 small bodies found, but Polish media outlets have since suggested as many as 30 foetuses have been recovered. Authorities were seen wearing masks as they searched through the soil around the house, which was then tested for DNA matches, the Sun reported.
