Police today (June 30) reclassified a dead baby found case in Castle Peak yesterday afternoon (June 29) as infanticide and concealing birth of child.
About 5.40pm yesterday, Police received a report from a passer-by that a suspected dead baby was found outside the refuse collection point of Yau Oi Estate, Castle Peak. Police sped to the scene and found a newborn baby girl inside a plastic bag in a trolley. The baby girl was certified dead at scene.
Upon investigation, Police arrested a 28-year-old woman for infanticide, and her 43-year-old boyfriend for concealing birth of child, inside a unit of Yau Oi Estate in the small hours today. Initial investigation revealed that the woman suspectedly abandoned the baby girl after giving birth to her inside the unit of Yau Oi Estate yesterday.
The arrested man and woman are being detained for further enquiries.
Post-mortem examination will be conducted later to ascertain the cause of the baby’s death.
Active investigation by District Crime Squad of Tuen Mun is underway.
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