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Local media accompanied Mr. Tay Kim Sia to the spot where he found the baby boy Shin Min Daily News via The Straits Times
Buried Alive

Baby found buried alive in a rooftop garden in Singapore

The baby boy was found in a shallow grave with a bag twisted around his neck.

A MAN TAKING a smoke break on a rooftop garden in Singapore got the shock of his life when he found a newborn baby buried in the soil.

The Straits Times reports that 60-year-old Tay Kim Sia was alerted to the baby boy’s presence when he heard what sounded like a soft mewing. Searching for the source of the noise, he found the tiny infant buried under the soil with a plastic bag twisted around his neck.

The baby’s umbilical cord was still attached when Tay Kim Sia, who was taking a break from a nearby senior centre, found him. He and some friends helped to clean the baby and called the police.

A police spokerson says the baby was taken to hospital and declared to be healthy. Nobody has come forward to claim the child and a police investigation is ongoing.

- Additional reporting by AP

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