Baby boy found abandoned in Tesco Lotus parking lot

PHUKET: A baby was found abandoned inside a shopping cart in the parking lot of a Phuket Tesco Lotus last night.

The 1-month-old boy, weighing about 2.5kg, was given to staff at the Samkong intersection Tesco Lotus by two women.

“They told us that they found him outside in a shopping cart, and then left without providing any further information,” said Kamonthip Kanwong, a Tesco Lotus customer service manager.

The baby was taken to the Vachira Phuket Hospital maternity ward by Kusoldharm rescue workers.

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Phuket City Police are now searching for the baby’s mother, as well as the two women who found the baby.

— Kritsada Mueanhawong

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