AUTOPSY ON INFANT LARGELY INCONCLUSIVE.

Byline: Donna Huffaker Staff Writer

Because of advanced stages of decomposition of the body, an autopsy performed Thursday on a full-term infant found in the Verdugo Wash this week was inconclusive, except for identifying its gender, officials said.

The examination proved the infant to be a boy, not a girl, as reported Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Department of the coroner, spokesman Scott Carrier said Thursday.

The coroner will bring in an anthropologist to assist in determining when the infant died, and a radiologist will review full-body X-rays for broken bones, Carrier said.

``We cannot determine at this time what the child died from. This is a very difficult case. The best we can do is hope someone comes forward,'' Carrier said.

Glendale police are still looking for witnesses who could identify the child or its mother, said Sgt. Rick Young. Police released no information Thursday, except to say they are continuing to investigate.

On Tuesday, an unidentified man called police at 11:15 a.m. to say he saw what looked like a body in the Verdugo Wash next to Glenoaks Boulevard, east of Pacific Avenue.

Officers found a full-term baby, partially decomposed, with its umbilical cord attached, lying in the dry wash bed. The body was not clothed, Young said.

Investigators believe the baby was placed in the storm drain at San Rafael Avenue north of Glenoaks Boulevard and most likely traveled down the storm drain, landing in the wash, Young said.

The city's public works department helped police Tuesday by sending a camera into the drain to look for evidence. The camera typically is used to identify drainage clogs or locate cracks. Police will not comment on what, if anything, was found in the drain.

Results from the anthropology and radiology exams could take an additional four to six weeks, Carrier said.

Police ask anyone with information to call the department at [phone] or [phone]. Those who wish to remain anonymous, can call Glendale Crime Stoppers at [phone].