Helper Held in Macau for Dumping Baby in Trash Bin
TAIPA: Macau Police have arrested a domestic helper for allegedly dumping her newborn baby in a garbage bin in an apartment building in Taipa.
The 23-year-old, identified only as Literato, who initially denied the baby was hers, has eventually admitted to authorities she threw away her baby because she thought it was dead, reported Macau News.
She reportedly said the baby did not cry when she gave birth to it.
The report said a cleaner found the infant inside the utility room on the 17th floor of the Lei Yip Building, Tuesday morning.
According to the report, Literato reportedly arrived in Macau with her employer and her employer’s two children and mother on February 4. They have been renting a unit on the floor where the newborn was found.
The report said DNA test has confirmed Literato was the mother of the infant.
The suspect has already been transferred to the city’s Public Prosecution Office. She may be charged with child abandonment and jailed for to five years, said the news portal.
According to police report, Literato is single but has a five-year-old son in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, the infant’s condition has already improved since she was found. She will be put under the care of the Social Welfare Bureau, reported GMA News.