Shocking Discovery: Newborn’s Body Found in Bag in Canal

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

A horrifying discovery was made in Khlong Song, Khu Khot district, Pathum Thani, when a fisherman stumbled upon the body of a newborn baby inside a bag weighted down with concrete. The police are now investigating the case, reviewing CCTV footage in a bid to identify who dumped the body.

 

Authorities were alerted after a local fisherman, Mr. Prajak Wangchuen, 43, found a black fabric bag floating in the canal while casting his net. Initially entangled with tree branches, the bag was pulled up along with his fishing gear. Though he considered discarding it, something compelled him to open it. To his shock, he discovered the decomposing body of a newborn baby wrapped in multiple plastic bags and a piece of clothing, with a concrete slab placed inside to weigh it down.

 

Police officers from Khu Khot Police Station, led by Pol. Lt. Col. Ratchata Rattanajongwijit, were dispatched to the scene along with forensic experts from Phumipol Adulyadej Hospital and rescue volunteers. The area, once part of the now-defunct Khu Khot Floating Market, is located at the end of Phahonyothin 64 alley, near the embankment of Khlong Song.

 

A preliminary examination revealed that the baby was a full-term male infant. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition, attracting swarms of insects.

 

Pol. Col. Kantapon Wanna, Superintendent of Khu Khot Police Station, stated that officers had documented the crime scene and collected the bag and wrapping materials as evidence. Investigators are now combing through CCTV footage to trace anyone seen carrying a similar bag in the area. They are also identifying pregnant women in the vicinity who may have recently given birth.

 

Authorities are urging anyone with information about the case to come forward as they work to uncover the circumstances behind this incident.

 

-- 2025-03-14

 

[flyingtlger]

Sadly, this seems to be occurring much more frequently lately....