An abandoned baby boy was found by a cleaning company staff member next to a waste compactor near the Barrier Gate checkpoint on Saturday night, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday.
According to the statement, the baby has been taken to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre, and he was not in a life-threatening condition. The statement said that the cleaner heard a baby crying in a cardboard box near the compactor in Avenida de Artur Tamagnini Barbosa, and found the newborn with his umbilical cord still attached. The statement said that the cleaning staff immediately contacted the police.
The statement said that the case has been transferred to the Judiciary Police (PJ) for follow-up investigation.
