Young Mother Arrested for Abandoning Newborn in Forest Near Condo
Bangkok police arrested a 25-year-old woman for abandoning her newborn son in a backpack inside a forest near a Tha Phra condominium on October 18. The baby survived after his cries drew the attention of passersby, who rushed him to hospital. Investigators identified the mother through CCTV footage and charged her with child abandonment.
A young mother in her twenties placed her newborn baby in a backpack and abandoned it in a forest beside a condominium in the Tha Phra area. Fortunately, the infant's loud cries alerted passersby who found the child before rushing it to hospital. On October 23, 2026, Pol. Lt. Col. Noppadon Pinphongphan, Deputy Chief of Investigation, Metropolitan Police Division 8, along with Pol. Lt. Prasert Chan-akson, Deputy Superintendent of Bueng Kum Police Station, and Pol. Lt. Sansern Techabun, Inspector of Bueng Kum Police Station, led a team to arrest 25-year-old Miss Jiraporn, the suspect named in an arrest warrant for child abandonment. The incident originated on October 18, 2026, around 5:00 a.m., when Bueng Kum Police Station officers were notified to investigate a vacant forest beside a condominium in Tha Phra after locals heard a baby crying loudly. Upon inspection, officers found a black backpack containing a newborn boy wrapped in cloth, abandoned in the forest. The infant was immediately sent to hospital. Subsequently, investigators examined the scene and reviewed nearby CCTV footage, which identified the perpetrator as 25-year-old Miss Jiraporn. Officers detained her for questioning, charged her with child abandonment, and transferred her to investigators for further legal proceedings.
