Abandoned newborn found at Wat Saman Rattanaram temple gate
A newborn baby was discovered abandoned at the entrance gate of Wat Saman Rattanaram in Chachoengsao province, with mosquito bites covering its body.
The temple’s abbot urged those responsible to reclaim the child and embrace their humanity. The incident took place at 5.45am today, February 25, when a social media post from Wat Saman Rattanaram highlighted the discovery of the baby boy.
Inquiries with the temple’s abbot, Phra Ratchawachiraprachanart, who is also the head monk of Chachoengsao province’s Thammayut sect, revealed that the infant was left at the temple’s entrance gate. The newborn, identified as a boy, was reportedly found covered in mosquito bites.
He urged the baby’s parents to reclaim their child, reminding them that problems should not be taken out on their offspring.
Phra Ratchawachiraprachanart further mentioned that the temple would temporarily care for the baby while coordinating with relevant agencies to proceed with appropriate measures. Surveillance footage was later reviewed, showing a white pickup truck arriving at the scene, reported KhaoSod.
A woman wearing a yellow T-shirt and shorts was seen exiting the vehicle, placing the baby at the gate, before driving away.
Phra hopes common sense prevails and the woman comes back to reclaim her baby.
In similar news, a newborn baby boy was found abandoned in a banana grove in Buriram province on February 2. The infant was discovered by 75 year old local, Sae Somkool while she was cutting banana leaves.
The baby, believed to be only a few hours old, was covered in ant bites. The police took the infant to Ban Dan Hospital, where he was found to be in good health and weighed 2,840 grammes at birth.
Police Colonel Siriwat Somkitsiri of Ban Dan district ordered an investigation to locate the parents, suspecting they lived nearby. It was soon discovered that the parents were a 16 year old girl and a 17 year old boy who admitted to abandoning the baby out of fear of informing their families.
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