Picture from responders.

 

A newborn baby boy has been rescued after being abandoned in a banana grove, where he was found covered in ant bites. Local villagers discovered the infant, who had been left alone for an estimated seven hours.

 

At around 11:00 on2 February, police from Ban Dan Police Station, along with emergency responders, arrived at Moo 1, Ban Plad Puk, Wang Nuea Subdistrict, Ban Dan District, Buriram Province, following reports from the village assistant headman that a newborn baby had been found in a banana plantation.

 

The infant, a full-term baby boy, was discovered with his umbilical cord still attached, lying at the base of a banana tree, partially covered with banana leaves. He was crying loudly and had suffered multiple ant bites across his body.

 

Nearby, authorities found a pair of blood-stained black shorts, believed to belong to the baby’s mother. Fearing the baby might develop an infection, emergency responders rushed him to Ban Dan Hospital for urgent medical care.

 

Mrs Sae Somkul, 75, the villager who discovered the baby, said she had gone to the grove to cut banana leaves when she heard a faint sound, initially mistaking it for a kitten. Upon closer inspection, she found the newborn and immediately alerted the village authorities.

 

Meanwhile, Mrs Kaen Saendee, 67, the owner of the banana grove, stated that she had heard dogs barking at around 04:00 near the site where the baby was later found. She now believes this was the time the child was abandoned.

 

Villagers expressed deep sympathy for the baby, noting that he had been left alone for more than seven hours without food or protection. Fortunately, the grove was close to residential areas, increasing the chances of his survival.

 

A medical examination confirmed that the baby, weighing 2,840 grams, was in good health apart from the ant bites covering his body.

 

Police are now working to identify the baby’s parents, who are believed to live nearby, and will proceed with an investigation.

 

-- 2025-02-03

 

 

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

 

Picture from responders.

 

A newborn baby boy has been rescued after being abandoned in a banana grove, where he was found covered in ant bites. Local villagers discovered the infant, who had been left alone for an estimated seven hours.

 

At around 11:00 on2 February, police from Ban Dan Police Station, along with emergency responders, arrived at Moo 1, Ban Plad Puk, Wang Nuea Subdistrict, Ban Dan District, Buriram Province, following reports from the village assistant headman that a newborn baby had been found in a banana plantation.

 

The infant, a full-term baby boy, was discovered with his umbilical cord still attached, lying at the base of a banana tree, partially covered with banana leaves. He was crying loudly and had suffered multiple ant bites across his body.

 

Nearby, authorities found a pair of blood-stained black shorts, believed to belong to the baby’s mother. Fearing the baby might develop an infection, emergency responders rushed him to Ban Dan Hospital for urgent medical care.

 

Mrs Sae Somkul, 75, the villager who discovered the baby, said she had gone to the grove to cut banana leaves when she heard a faint sound, initially mistaking it for a kitten. Upon closer inspection, she found the newborn and immediately alerted the village authorities.

 

Meanwhile, Mrs Kaen Saendee, 67, the owner of the banana grove, stated that she had heard dogs barking at around 04:00 near the site where the baby was later found. She now believes this was the time the child was abandoned.

 

Villagers expressed deep sympathy for the baby, noting that he had been left alone for more than seven hours without food or protection. Fortunately, the grove was close to residential areas, increasing the chances of his survival.

 

A medical examination confirmed that the baby, weighing 2,840 grams, was in good health apart from the ant bites covering his body.

 

Police are now working to identify the baby’s parents, who are believed to live nearby, and will proceed with an investigation.

 

 

-- 2025-02-03

 

 

Unbelievable how anyone could be so cruel.

2 hours ago, Hawaiian said:

Unbelievable how anyone could be so cruel.

 

Or desperate.

4 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

newborn baby boy has been rescued after being abandoned

Sadly another report of abandoned newborn. 

 

These young women in a relationship, having sex, all is going well, she and her partner make plans for the future......Sadly, only for the father to abandon her. 

 

In the west the government would provide social security and welfare payments (thousands of dollars after the birth), garnish the fathers wages, the woman may be on maternity leave, she has income but sadly in Thailand this poor young woman (girl) has no money to support herself and baby. 

 

If the mother decides to keep her child without income she must leave her child with a guardian, go to work in the city but the minimum wage of around 12000 month is not enough to pay for accommodation, guardian, food, clothing, electricity, etc, now she finds herself working on Soi 6.

 

Shame on Thailand for not providing for these young mothers.