A South Carolina woman was giving birth in her apartment when she allegedly stabbed the newborn boy to death with a metal letter opener in what cops described as a “gruesome” scene.

Easley Police Chief Brandon Liner told reporters at a press conference that his officers responded around 8:20 p.m. Friday to an apartment in the 100 block of Nations Way for a medical call.

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“They get on scene and realize very quickly this is something much more,” Liner said, according to local Fox affiliate WHNS.

Cops learned that An Ngo, who is in her early 30s, had recently given birth to a baby boy. A warrant obtained by Law&Crime says officers found the boy in a trash bag along with the umbilical cord.

“It was very apparent that Ms. Ngo is the one who tragically murdered this child,” Liner said.