By By Cynthia Trowbridge Sep 11, 2010 in Crime Someone brought a backpack they had found in some bushes to the Boyne City Police Department. Discovered inside the backpack were several plastic bags and the body of a decomposing newborn. The body was taken to Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids for a forensic autopsy. Results are still pending. The mother of the infant has been found but her name is not being released as there are no charges against her at this time. The results of the autopsy will determine what the charges will be in the criminal investigation. Even though the baby's mother lives in the Boyne City area the baby was born in Taylor Michigan when she and other family members were there visiting relatives. The person who is not being identified found the foul-smelling backpack September 7 among the bushes in the yard of a Charlevoix County home and took it to the police.The body was taken to Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids for a forensic autopsy. Results are still pending.The mother of the infant has been found but her name is not being released as there are no charges against her at this time. The results of the autopsy will determine what the charges will be in the criminal investigation. Traverse City Record Eagle.com reports John Jarema, Charlevoix County prosecutor, said, "We're waiting for that to come back and hopefully we'll know whether the baby was born alive or stillborn. If it was born alive, that could mean up to murder charges. It's a wait-and-see right now."Even though the baby's mother lives in the Boyne City area the baby was born in Taylor Michigan when she and other family members were there visiting relatives. Freep.com reports Jarema said the woman said the baby was stillborn and she was afraid so she decided to dump the baby's body. todaysthv.com reports the case has been turned over to authorities in Taylor more than 200 miles south of Boyne City outside of Detroit. More about Newborn, Dead, Backpack, Mich More news from newborn dead backpack mich