Newborn’s body found in Bangkok rubbish bin sparks urgent probe

A tragic discovery of a newborn baby girl’s body, wrapped in a towel and concealed in a black bag inside a blue rubbish bin, was made yesterday by a waste collector in Bangkok. Police are now urgently investigating the case.

Pitak Kaewkamhan, an inspector from Sutthisan Police Station, received a report at around 8pm yesterday about the incident in Soi Inthamara 22, Din Daeng district. Upon arrival, he was accompanied by forensic officers, a doctor from Rama Hospital, and volunteers from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation.

The site in Soi Inthamara 22 revealed the body of a female newborn with its umbilical cord still attached. The baby was wrapped in a towel and a pillow and tied with a black bag. Initial assumptions suggest that the baby was discarded immediately after birth. Forensic officers collected evidence at the scene before transferring the body to the Police General Hospital for an autopsy.

A waste collector recounted the harrowing moment he discovered the body. While transferring rubbish from a dormitory to the collection truck, he noticed a black bag he thought could be useful for carrying other waste. Upon unwrapping the towel in the bag, he found the pillow and the deceased baby, prompting him to immediately notify the police.

Investigators plan to review CCTV footage from the alley and surrounding areas to identify the person who abandoned the baby. They will also coordinate with relevant parties for additional interviews to track down the individual responsible and proceed with legal action, reported KhaoSod.

In related news, police identified a Burmese woman as the mother of two newborn twin boys whose bodies were abandoned in a garbage bin in Soi Phahonyothin 13 in Bangkok on July 3. A refuse collector discovered the dead bodies of two baby boys at the rear of his rubbish truck while working. The bodies were wrapped in plastic bags and left in a bin together with other garbage.