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28 March 2024

Abandoned 'healthy' baby found in a box

Child is said to be in good health. (Supplied)

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Colombo - A police media unit has said that a one-and-a-half month old baby was found abandoned in a box in Katunayake on Friday, the 'Colombo Gazette' reported.

The police had taken the baby boy found in the box on Friday morning along Walpola Road, Katunayake, for a medical test at Negombo hospital.

The child is said to be in good health, according to the police media unit, but the police said they are yet to identify the parents and the motive for abandoning the baby.

The Katunayake police are conducting investigations.