6-Inch Surgical Tool Found Inside Mom’s Body 18 Months After Cesarean Section

Surgeons performing C-Section in operating room.Photo:Getty Getty The unnamed woman, who’s in her 20s, gave birth via c-section at Auckland City Hospital in 2020. During the procedure, an Alexis wound retractor (AWR), a device used to draw back the edges of a wound during surgery, was left in her abdomen. An extra-large AWR can measure 17 centimeters (6 inches) in diameter, according to theNational Institutes of Health. The report, which was released Monday, states that the woman suffered chronic abdominal pain but the device went unnoticed during several checkups — including visits where she received X-rays.

6-Month-Old Ala. Girl Is Killed by Her Father, Who Then Turns Gun on Himself

Photo: Go Fund Me PEOPLE confirms with officials in Calhoun County that Kahlia Marie Gordon was killed on Sunday, shortly before 1 p.m. The murder allegedly followed some sort of a domestic dispute, but police are not discussing what led up to the violence. According to investigators, Kahlia’s father, Trenton Gordon, also shot the girl’s grandfather inside a home in Ohatchee. A GoFundMe accounthas been established to help cover the burial costs for Kahlia.

6-Month-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Injured in Shooting at Atlanta Apartment Complex

Hills at Greenbriar apartments.Photo:FOX 5 Atlanta/YouTube FOX 5 Atlanta/YouTube A 6-month-old boy was killed and two adults were wounded in a shooting at an apartment complex in Atlanta on Wednesday, according to police. Shortly after 8 p.m. local time, officers responded to the Hills at Greenbriar apartments on 2909 Campbellton Road, Deputy Police Chief Charles Hampton, Jr. told reporters at the scene during apress conferenceshared on the department’s Facebook page. The victims — a 6-month-old boy, a 23-year-old man, and a 27-year-old woman — were taken to hospitals, he said.

6-Month-Old Had Been Dead in Hotel Freezer for at Least 5 Days — and Mom is Charged

An Alabama woman has been charged in the death of her six-month-old son after his body was found in a hotel freezer last week, PEOPLE confirms. On June 4, the 36-year-old and her boyfriend,Carlton James Mathis, 28, were charged with abuse of a corpse after they were arrested in Bronson, Florida, according to police. Dothan Police Department • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Clickhereto get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter.

6-Month-Old La. Boy Was Kidnapped, Burned to Death and Found Near Railroad Tracks

Police in Louisiana have charged a 25-year-old woman with the murder of a 6-month-old boy, who died last week — hours after being kidnapped and set on fire. PEOPLE learns that Felicia Marie-Nicole Smith is facing a single first-degree murder charge in the death of Levi Cole Ellerbe. Levi died on Wednesday after sustaining severe burns, according to a statement from the Natchitoches Police Department. Smith was arrested on Saturday.