Body of abandoned newborn sent overseas for autopsy

The body of a newborn baby, who was found dead in ADh. Dhigurah, after getting abandoned just after birth, has been sent overseas for an autopsy.

A police spokesperson said the infant’s body was sent to India for an autopsy on Friday.

The fully formed female newborn, weighing around three kilograms, was found dead in a plastic bag amongst waste collected from homes and businesses in Dhigurah on December 3.

The infant was found with the umbilical cord uncut, and appeared to have been abandoned just after birth.

A 30-year-old Sri Lankan woman, believed to be the mother, was arrested from the Velana International Airport the same day, as she waited for a flight back to Colombo.

The woman, who worked at a guesthouse in Dhigurah, is jailed pending the outcome of her trial.