From New York Post · · 1m 20s
Baby found alive in airport bin
A cleaner heard crying from a sanitary bin at a Malaysian airport, and what she found set off a police hunt.
In brief
A cleaner heard crying from a sanitary bin at a Malaysian airport, and what she found set off a police hunt. A newborn abandoned in an airport toilet survived because a cleaner stopped to check a sound, and CCTV led police to two suspects within days. Originally reported by New York Post.
A cry from the bin
On August 31 at Penang International Airport, cleaning staff heard a baby crying inside a sanitary bin in a toilet for people with disabilities. They called police.
“Cleaning staff heard cries coming from a sanitary bin in a toilet designated for people with disabilities and called police”
Inside a blue plastic bag
Footage shows the newborn boy lying in the container, lined with a blue bin bag, crying. He had been left there with nothing.
Cord still attached
The umbilical cord was still attached to the placenta, dangling as airport staff lifted him out. He had been born only hours earlier.
Healthy, against the odds
Doctors at Penang Hospital checked him over and found no lasting harm. Officials described him as being in generally good condition.
“generally good condition”
CCTV leads to arrests
Police reviewed airport camera footage and arrested a 23-year-old woman and a 22-year-old Burmese man working as a security guard. He also had no valid travel documents.
Seven years on the line
The case falls under Section 317 of Malaysia's Penal Code, covering abandonment of a child under 12. Conviction carries up to seven years, a fine, or both.
What it means
A newborn abandoned in an airport toilet survived because a cleaner stopped to check a sound, and CCTV led police to two suspects within days.
