NH BABY GRACE: F, infant, found in Pine Island Pond, Manchester, NH - 27 March 2025 *BABY GIRL JUMA*

Police release artist's rendering of baby found dead in Manchester pond; public funeral planned

A public funeral will be held next week for the still-unidentified baby girl found dead at Pine Island Park. Police have also released a sketch of the little girl.

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Police release artist's rendering of baby found dead in Manchester pond; public funeral planned​

A public funeral will be held next week for the still-unidentified baby girl found dead at Pine Island Park.

The infant was found in the water on March 27. Investigators believe she was placed in the water sometime between March 25 and March 27.

Police are still trying to figure out who she is and how she died. They have been unable to locate the girl's mother.

"Her brief life may have been tragic, but at least she's been laid to rest in a respectful way and with dignity," said police Chief Peter Marr.


March 25-27, 2025

At some point during this time frame, police say they believe someone placed a baby in Pine Island Pond, which is inside Pine Island Park in Manchester.

March 27, 2025

At around 4 p.m., a baby is found floating in Pine Island Pond after police investigated reports of an object seen floating in the water.

Witness Aiden Fournier tells WMUR he was kayaking on Pine Island Pond when police suddenly told him he couldn't be there. When he came back to shore, he found a woman who

claimed she found the baby as she was walking around with her family.

On the day of the discovery, police did not release much information. Before police cleared the scene around 7:30 p.m., News 9 saw a hearse that took away a stretcher.

March 28, 2025

Investigators announce that the death of the baby, an infant girl, is being treated as suspicious. The girl's identity is unknown.

Senior Assistant Attorney General Scott Chase says an autopsy supported evidence suggesting this may have been a suspicious death. Chase says details of the autopsy would not be released publicly at this time.

Manchester Police Chief Peter Marr says that even though the infant's body was found in Manchester, it doesn’t mean the mother is from the area. He says police are also concerned about the mother's condition, which is unknown at this time.

April 2, 2025

At a news conference, police narrow the estimated timeline it's believed that someone placed the unidentified baby in the pond. The timeline is narrowed to a three-day window, from March 25 to 27, 2025.

Police ask members of the public to send investigators any photos and videos taken from Pine Island Park or Pine Island Pond during that time frame. Police ask for tips about anyone who was pregnant in late March, is no longer pregnant and does not have a newborn baby with them.

Earlier in the day, the New Hampshire State Police K-9 Unit returned to Pine Island Park to help search the area. Police say they asked for the K-9 Unit's help, but they did not share any details on what prompted that request.

April 15, 2025

Police increase the reward for information leading to a breakthrough in this case. The reward is now $5,000.

Tips can be called into a dedicated tip line at 603-716-7236. This number also receives text messages. Tips can also be submitted anonymously by calling 603-624-4040 or visiting www.manchestercrimeline.org.


MEDIA: Baby #JaneDoe was found in a Manchester #NewHampshire pond on Mar 27, 2025 and would like help identifying her!

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Public funeral service being held Monday for baby found dead in Manchester pond

A funeral service is being held Monday for an unidentified baby who was found in a pond in Manchester.

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Public funeral service being held Monday for baby found dead in Manchester pond​

A funeral service is being held Monday for an unidentified baby who was found in a pond in Manchester.

The baby, who is now known as "Baby Grace Doe," was found in Pine Island Pond in March.

The service for baby grace will be taking place at the Connor-Healy Funeral Home at 4 p.m.

All members of the public are invited to attend.

 

[GrandmaBear]

A few posts above it says they are treating the death as suspicious. I just have to kind of smh at that. No infant put self in a pond.

 

[Takeitfromme]

it's suspicious.... they know it..... i think they are just being overly cautious with choice of words

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Here is her NamUs page:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Black female, 18 inches, 5 pounds, black hair

Term or late preterm infant recovered from Pine Island Pond. Findings suggest a relatively brief interval from birth to death.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

11-month investigation leads to mom’s arrest in Manchester newborn’s death

A prosecutor said Friday that Manchester police worked tirelessly for months to track down the person or people involved in the death of a baby girl found in Pine Island

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11-month investigation leads to mom’s arrest in Manchester newborn’s death​

A prosecutor said Friday that Manchester Police worked tirelessly for months before arresting the mother of a baby girl found dead in Pine Island Pond last March.

The 11-month investigation led to the arrest of the girl’s mother, Hepay Juma, 26, on a charge of reckless second-degree murder for causing the newborn’s death “under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life,” according to the complaint.

Police have determined Baby Jane Doe — who was named “Grace” by Manchester Police — died “by homicide of unspecified means,” according to the complaint. A police affidavit in the case has been sealed.



Prosecutor Nicholas Chong Yen said significant steps were taken during the lengthy investigation.

“Unfortunately, we can’t go into much detail about what that involved in terms of the identification,” he said. “What we can say is that Manchester was tireless in terms of tracking every lead and following up on information provided by the public and making sure they took the investigative steps to be able to make the correct identification.”

Chong Yen was only able to describe the baby as a newborn and didn’t disclose any further details such as the girl’s approximate age.

All parties, including the baby’s father, have been identified, but their names and identities are not being released.

“Unfortunately, because it is open and ongoing, we can’t go into any more detail,” Chong Yen said.

Manchester woman charged with murder of her newborn, Baby Jane 'Grace' Doe

A 26-year-old Manchester woman has been charged in connection with what the police chief called the “heartbreaking” death of her infant daughter in March after the baby’s body was found

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Manchester woman charged with murder of her newborn, Baby Jane 'Grace' Doe​

A 26-year-old Manchester woman has been charged in connection with what the police chief called the “heartbreaking” death of her infant daughter in March after the baby’s body was found in Pine Island Pond.

Hepay Juma was arrested on charges of reckless second-degree murder for causing the death of her baby “under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life,” according to a news release from the state Attorney General’s Office.

A prosecutor said Friday that Manchester police worked tirelessly for months to track down the person or people involved in the death of a baby girl found in Pine Island Pond last March. Hepay Juma, 26, is charged with reckless second-degree murder for causing her newborn’s death “under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life,” according to the complaint.

 

[Kimster]

I'm glad there's enough evidence to serve justice in this case!