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Baby with neck wound found in dumpster

AN ABANDONED baby girl was found in a trash can by a rubbish collector in Anshan, northeast China's Liaoning Province on July 23th.

To everyone's surprise she had an 8-centimeter-long wound to her throat, deep enough to reach her windpipe, www.nen.com.cn reported today.

A man surnamed Huang found the baby at about 8am and the baby received simple treatment at a nearby clinic that found her to be a prematurely born.

The wound on the baby's throat was finally treated during an operation late that day in Anshan Central Hospital. The physician-in-charge said the wound was about 8cm long and the baby was lucky that her windpipe was not pierced. The operation has been a success, the hospital said.

The hospital placed the baby in an incubator and is working to prevent infection.

Without exception, all Anshan local residents expressed their sympathy as well as disgust at the case. The police have begun an investigation and said the guilty person may face abandonment and attempted murder charges.



 

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