Woman admits to abandoning newborn found dead in Kerala’s Nilambur
The body of the full-term baby boy was discovered on July 28, 2026, morning by a hospital worker while cleaning the toilet
A 28-year-old woman from Chaliyar has confessed to abandoning her newborn baby after his body was discovered in a waste bucket inside a private hospital's toilet at Akampadam near Nilambur, according to police. The infant, born full-term, was found by a hospital worker on Tuesday morning, July 28, 2026, while cleaning the toilet.
The woman, who arrived at the hospital around midnight on Monday, July 27, 2026, with her husband and relatives, complained of excessive bleeding. Neither the woman nor her family disclosed her pregnancy to the hospital staff, who instead advised them to transfer her to another facility due to the lack of a female doctor. Upon entering the toilet, the woman delivered the baby, placed it in a waste bucket, covered it, and left approximately 45 minutes later.
She was subsequently admitted to the District Hospital in Nilambur, where she did not inform anyone about her pregnancy. Her husband, who had returned from working in the Gulf four days prior, plays no knowledge of the incident. This was the woman's third delivery. The police have registered a case of unnatural death and plan to record detailed statements from the woman, her husband, and other family members. Post-mortem tests on the newborn are pending, and further investigation will be conducted.
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