Newborn Baby Found Dead in Rubbish Bag on Roadside Near Pattaya

[Georgealbert]

 

Pictures courtesy of SiamChon.

 

The body of a newborn baby boy was discovered abandoned in a black rubbish bag on the side of the road in Pattana Kan 4 Alley, Nong Prue, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi, on 23 March.

 

At approximately 12:10, Pol. Col. Natchaphon Phongsuksakul, chief of Nong Prue Police Station, was alerted to the discovery by local residents. He immediately dispatched investigative officers, led by Pol. Lt. Col. Damchaluey Samkhanying, along with forensic teams and emergency rescue volunteers from the Sawang Boriboon Foundation, to the scene.

 

Upon arrival, officers found a large black rubbish bag abandoned near a barbed-wire fence at the edge of a wooded area. Inside the bag was a white cloth stained with blood, as well as various discarded items. The lifeless body of a newborn baby boy wrapped in a brown-patterned cloth. The infant was still attached to his umbilical cord and placenta, indicating he had been recently born.

 

The gruesome find left both emergency responders and local residents horrified, particularly as the bag had been left exposed to the scorching midday sun.

 

A local resident who first noticed the bag earlier that morning reported feeling uneasy, as it was unusual for rubbish to be dumped in that area. Another witness, who ultimately made the grim discovery, said they had been alerted by a passerby who spotted the remains inside the bag and called for assistance.

 

Police are now examining CCTV footage from nearby areas and appealing to the public for any information that could help identify those responsible for abandoning the infant.

 

Authorities are urging anyone with knowledge of a woman who may have recently given birth under suspicious circumstances to come forward. Meanwhile, the baby’s body has been taken for autopsy to determine the exact cause and time of death.

 

 

-- 2025-03-24

 

[hotsun]

Very common here because thais dont believe in abortions 

[jacko45k]

Poor mite.... one wonders if it was stillborn or alive.

[save the frogs]

12 hours ago, hotsun said:

Very common here because thais dont believe in abortions 

this is basically the same thing as an abortion, but a more cruel version

[ChipButty]

Somebody is in need of help, 

[steven100]

4 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Somebody is in need of help, 

yes,  someone needs to understand the responsibility of having sex without protection.   

[quake]

Very sad. 

R.I.P little one.

 

[fredwiggy]

6 minutes ago, steven100 said:

yes,  someone needs to understand the responsibility of having sex without protection.   

A lot more than that, they need to understand the value of a life. Someone could have taken care of that baby if the mother felt she couldn't.

[ChipButty]

10 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

A lot more than that, they need to understand the value of a life. Someone could have taken care of that baby if the mother felt she couldn't.

Can they put them up for adoption in Thailand? 

[steven100]

30 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Somebody is in need of help, 

The only help needed is don't have sex at the drop of a hat and if you do ensure protection, and how about being a reasonably responsible adult for once in her life. If that's at all possible.  

[CharlieH]

Sick comment removed along with response.

 

Post in that manner again and your ability to post will be removed.

[Mike_Hunt]

This is awful news.  RIP. 

[Tropicalevo]

3 hours ago, hotsun said:

Very common here because thais dont believe in abortions 

 

The legality of abortions is not clear.

Even if one decides to have an abortion, it is difficult -

 

Quote

"Over 90% of healthcare facilities don't offer abortion services. Most people don't know that the National Health Security Office (NHSO) provides an abortion subsidy of 3,000 baht. Meanwhile, the Social Security Office (SSO) has also never specified that subscribers are entitled to support for safe abortion."

 

From the Bangkok Post

https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/2982166/thai-women-still-left-holding-the-baby

[SAFETY FIRST]

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. 

 

I'd say most of these girls are young mothers, Thailand has failed these young people, at times they have no option but to work in the sex industry. 

These girls 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 shortly after the birth of her 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. 

 

[watchcat]

On 3/23/2025 at 10:05 PM, hotsun said:

Very common here because thais dont believe in abortions 

 

They are not allowed to do it...

[hotsun]

4 minutes ago, watchcat said:

 

They are not allowed to do it...

They can and do sometimes, but the culture finds it highly offensive for some reason. Some would rather do what this girl did

[Mason45]

21 hours ago, steven100 said:

The only help needed is don't have sex at the drop of a hat and if you do ensure protection, and how about being a reasonably responsible adult for once in her life. If that's at all possible.  

Many Thai girls especially from up Noth see getting a boy friend as a status symbol. All's going well and along come 2 kids. The  boy friend loses his job or dies in a motor cylce accident. Maybe he has always refused to go to work and when the kids come along he doe's a runner. My wife went through all of this, Shacked up at 18 yo and had her first kid at 19. She assured me if a young girl has problems when she's single then the monthly expenses such as accomodation and feeding 3-4 mouths is virtually impossible.

[watchcat]

26 minutes ago, hotsun said:

They can and do sometimes, but the culture finds it highly offensive for some reason. Some would rather do what this girl did

 

But that would be illegal.

[hotsun]

4 minutes ago, watchcat said:

 

But that would be illegal.

I wasnt aware that its illegal. How can the thai govt make it illegal to terminate and also provide no assistance to those that get pregnant? Thats insane

[watchcat]

1 minute ago, hotsun said:

I wasnt aware that its illegal. How can the thai govt make it illegal to terminate and also provide no assistance to those that get pregnant? Thats insane

 

Agree but tha's the way they want tp run the country.