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Mummified Infant Boy Found in Texas Attic

Police say an infant boy's mummified body has been found stuffed in an ice chest stored in an attic.

Amarillo Police Lt. Gary Trupe says renters of the house were installing a ceiling fan when they discovered the body in a small, tightly sealed plastic ice chest on Monday.

"It's been a very hard case on those involved having to see that," Trupe said.

Authorities estimate the boy's age at 3 months to 1 year and that his body was in the attic five or six years.

The Amarillo Globe-News reports Friday that police are questioning a man in connection with the case.

They were holding him Thursday on misdemeanor charges of giving a false name and scuffling with police during the arrest., according to the Globe-News.

Officers suspect the boy was Miguel Nunez, born in 2003 and missing since 2004. Nunez's family lived in the house about the time he disappeared.

A preliminary autopsy failed to identify the body or cause of death. Other tests will be done.

The Globe-News reports that police have notified the mother, who is living out of state. They said the father also was believed to be living out of state.

"The dad is one of the people we will or are talking to," Trupe told the Globe-News.

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