Pending infanticide in Wan Chai
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     Police are investigating a pending infanticide case happened in Wan Chai today (March 23) in which a baby boy died.

     At about 1.32pm, Police received a report from a cleaner, that a newborn baby was found inside a rubbish bin in a female toilet at a shopping mall on 99 Percival Street. Police officers sped to the scene, the baby was sent to Ruttonjee Hospital and was certified dead at 2.39pm. Initial examination revealed that the baby, with an umbilical cord attached, was a newborn boy.

     The case is now classified as pending infanticide.
     
     Post-mortem examinations will be conducted later to ascertain the cause of death of the deceased.

     Active investigations by the District Crime Squad of Wan Chai District are under way.

Ends/Monday, March 23, 2026
Issued at HKT 19:49

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