Police arrest mother in death of abandoned baby girl found near rubbish bin in Hong Kong

CCTV footage leads to arrest of Zambian woman, accused of leaving day-old daughter on busy street

Police use a sniffer dog to investigate the case of an abandoned infant in Wan Chai. The baby girl died despite attempts by medical staff at Ruttonjee Hospital to resuscitate her. Photo: Felix Wong

A woman was arrested on Wednesday for suspected infanticide after the death of a newborn baby girl who was found abandoned near a rubbish bin on a busy Hong Kong street.

Police arrested the 22-year-old, who held a Zambian passport, at a guest house at 269 Hennessy Road in Wan Chai, about 130 metres from where the baby was found, her umbilical cord still attached.

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