Father is spotted ‘carrying his newborn baby in a plastic bag before dumping her in a public bin’ in Taiwan and quickly fleeing back home to Singapore with his girlfriend
- A couple from Singapore are accused of dumping their newborn girl in Taipei
- Woman, 24, allegedly gave birth before her boyfriend, 23, discarded the baby
- The body of the baby girl was discovered by a garbage collector on Tuesday
- Suspects left Taiwan on the same day, hours after they allegedly discarded baby
A young couple from Singapore have been accused of abandoning their newborn girl in a litter bin during their holiday in Taiwan.
The body of the baby was found in a plastic bag discarded in a kitchen waste bucket in Taipei early Tuesday, according to reports citing local police. It is unclear whether the tragic baby died before or after it was abandoned.
Authorities identified the suspects as a 23-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, who have returned to Singapore the same day.
CCTV footage captured outside a restaurant in Ximending district purportedly shows the man carrying the baby in a black plastic bag before throwing it in the litter bin at around 3am on Tuesday.
CCTV captured outside a restaurant in Taiwan’s Ximending district purportedly shows the man carrying the baby in a plastic bag before throwing it in the litter bin at around 3am on Tuesday
The body of the baby was found by a garbage collector in a plastic bag discarded in a kitchen waste bucket in Taipei early Tuesday, according to reports citing local police
The remains of the infant girl was discovered by a garbage collector at a transfer station when he opened the plastic bag for recycling after garbage collection.
The baby was found with her umbilical cord and placenta intact and was believed to have been disposed of shortly after she was born, according Taiwan’s Central News Agency.
After reviewing surveillance footage along the route of the garbage truck, police concluded that the baby was discarded in Ximendeng district.
Authorities in Taiwan identified the suspects as a 23-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman from Singapore. The couple left Taiwan on Tuesday at about 4:36pm, hours after they allegedly discarded their newborn
The remains of the infant girl was discovered by a garbage collector at a transfer station (pictured) when he opened the plastic bag for recycling after garbage collection
Xindian district police said they visited a hotel in the Wanhua area popular with visitors from South-east Asia and identified a man who resembles the suspect, but he had already checked out.
Reports quoting front desk staff said the the man arrived with a heavily pregnant woman on February 19, but when they checked out a week later, the woman’s bulging stomach had ‘disappeared’.
The police also collected blood samples from the couple’s room for DNA identification tests, the CNA report added.
The man and his girlfriend left Taiwan hours after they allegedly discarded their newborn
If a DNA match is found between the suspects and the baby, Taiwan’s criminal investigation bureau said it will contact its counterpart in Singapore to assist in the investigations
Authorities said the couple left Taiwan for Singapore on Tuesday at about 4:36pm, hours after they allegedly discarded their newborn.
An autopsy has been scheduled for March 5 in order to determine cause and precise time of death.
If a DNA match is found between the suspects and the baby, Taiwan’s criminal investigation bureau said it will contact its counterpart in Singapore to assist in the investigations.