Two-Week-Old Baby Girl Found Abandoned In Skip

A newborn baby girl has been found abandoned in a skip in Patong, a Thai holiday resort. Authorities are looking for the infant's mother after a man, who had been searching for empty bottles in the garbage, discovered the baby wrapped in a white blanket amid the rubbish. The Telegraph reports that an emergency responder, Yotwaris Rittisikikul told local media: “We were alerted to the presence of the baby by a person who was was scrounging through the trash at about 1 am.” “She is very cute. She was not even crying, just smiling at me. She was wrapped in a white blanket and looks like a healthy baby.” The baby's umbilical cord had been removed and after further examination in Patong Hospital, she was found to be a fit and healthy baby. Authorities believe the baby's mother abandoned her because of financial issues. "She may have decided to abandon the child because she had no income to support a baby." Police continue to search for the parents in the hopes of shedding some light on the situation.