Newborn found dead inside shoebox in Cebu

Annie Perez

<div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"><span dir="auto"></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:498px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1716430613951dead.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Courtesy:  Mandaue City Police Office</em></span></span></span></div><p>CEBU — A dead newborn inside a shoebox was abandoned in Mandaue City, Cebu, authorities said Thursday.</p><p>A passerby on Wednesday noticed a foul smell that came from heaps of trash along Ouano Avenue in Barangay Subangdaku.</p><p>After reporting to the authorities, they discovered that the stench originated from a black shoebox. When they opened it, they saw the dead baby.</p><p>The Mandaue City Police Office is looking for the person who abandoned the baby. It said suspects could face criminal charges.</p><p>The Department of Social Welfare and Development said they have programs to help mothers who can&#x27;t raise their child.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/20/mom-who-allegedly-sold-baby-on-facebook-arrested-1050" id="isPasted">READ: Mom who allegedly sold baby on Facebook arrested</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/42lAhQwOGTQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>A dead newborn inside a shoebox was abandoned in Mandaue City, Cebu, authorities said.</p>

A dead newborn inside a shoebox was abandoned in Mandaue City, Cebu, authorities said.

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Newborn found dead inside shoebox in Cebu

Annie Perez

Published May 23, 2024 10:17 AM PHT

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