5-Day-Old Baby Girl Abandoned in Doi Saket, Chiang Mai

Khaosod•Society•4d ago

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A five-day-old baby girl was found abandoned in a grassy area beside a road in Chiang Mai province.

•A female infant approximately 5 days old was found abandoned on September 1, 2026.
•The infant was discovered in a grassy area at Ban Pho Thong Charoen, Doi Saket District, Chiang Mai.
•Police are reviewing CCTV footage and coordinating with nearby hospitals to find the parents.

•At 05.00 on September 1, 2026, Pol. Col. Supachai Chanthon received a report of an abandoned baby.
•The baby girl was found wrapped in a brown towel and crying in the grass beside the road at Ban Pho Thong Charoen, Moo 2, Choeng Doi Subdistrict, Doi Saket District, Chiang Mai.
•Pol. Col. Supachai Chanthon and patrol officers transported the baby to Doi Saket Hospital for medical care.
•Doctors confirmed the baby girl is approximately 5 days old and generally healthy, though suffering from exhaustion.
•Pol. Col. Supachai Chanthon coordinated with the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security to provide protection and care for the child.
•Police are examining CCTV footage from the scene and surrounding routes.
•Police are checking data from nearby hospitals regarding births within the past week to identify the person who abandoned the child.

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Supachai Chanthon(ศุภชัย จันทร)

Superintendent of Doi Saket Police Station.

Doi Saket Police Station(สภ.ดอยสะเก็ด)

The police station responsible for the investigation of the abandoned baby case.

Doi Saket Hospital(โรงพยาบาลดอยสะเก็ด)

The medical facility that provided care and examined the abandoned baby.

Ministry of Social Development and Human Security(พม.)ℹ️

The agency coordinated to provide protection and care for the abandoned child.

Ban Pho Thong Charoen, Moo 2, Choeng Doi Subdistrict, Doi Saket District, Chiang Mai(บ้านโพธิ์ทองเจริญ หมู่ 2 ต.เชิงดอย อ.ดอยสะเก็ด จ.เชียงใหม่)

The location where the baby girl was found abandoned.

Chiang Rai Province(จ.เชียงราย)ℹ️

Province mentioned in the report associated with Pol. Col. Supachai Chanthon.