Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post
National

Two babies abandoned ahead of Children's Day

Nang Rong Hospital deputy director Noppadon Phitsanuwong with the newborn boy found on Sunday in the restroom of a store in Nang Rong district, Buri Ram.

Two babies were found abandoned on Sunday, one in the Northeast and the other in the North.

The incidents come only days ahead of Children's Day, Jan 13, when children are customarily showered with love by their parents.

A newborn boy was found by a cleaner in the toilet of a store in Nang Rong district in Buri Ram on Sunday. He was taken to Nang Rong Hospital. 

Boonlieng Rukkachat said she noticed a woman leaving after being in the toilet for a long time. About  half an hour later she went in to clean the room and found the freshly born child in a plastic bag.

Pol Capt Decha Thongparpa, the deputy police chief of Nang Rong, said footage from security cameras inside the store had been examined and other hospitals contacted in case the woman sought medical treatment after giving birth. However, the mother had not been identified.

Staff at Nang Rong Hospital have unofficially named the boy Korbsuk, meaning "full of happiness" in Thai, and nicknamed him "Lucky."

The hospital's deputy director Noppadon Phitsanuwong said on Monday that the baby weighed 3 kilogrammes. His condition was stable and he was being cared for in an incubator at the hospital.

Dr Noppadon went on to add that the hospital had received a phone call from a person in Nang Rang indicating a willingness to adopt the baby. The hospital had informed the social development and human security office in Buri Ram of the case. He gave no further details.

In Phitsanulok, a boy of around one year old was found by the side of the road in Ban Chaiyanam in Wang Thong district on Sunday, Pol Capt Wiralpetch Worapongpakorn, the Wang Thong deputy police chief, said.

Villager Raya Khammuang told police that the boy was found with two toys. She changed his clothes and gave him milk to drink before bringing him to the police station.

The child is being taken care of by social welfare officials in Phitsanulok. His future is unclear.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.