Police: Infant found in Dumpster was wearing diaper

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The Marion County Coroner said it will be another day or two before it releases autopsy information on an infant left inside a trash bin. Meanwhile, metro police told 24-Hour News 8 Tuesday that the infant was found wearing a diaper.

The coroner said a forensic anthropologist may be brought in to help determine the exact age of the child.

A couple discovered the baby's body Monday afternoon while searching the Dumpster at 24th and Illinois north of downtown for scrap metal ( read more ).

Police are now investigating how the baby got there. They have not released the sex or race of the infant.

The autopsy should help determine exactly how the baby died.