The South Jeolla Provincial Police Agency. [Herald DB]
The South Jeolla Provincial Police Agency. [Herald DB]

Police have launched an investigation after the body of a newborn was found inside a bag in a flower bed at an apartment complex in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province.

According to the South Jeolla Provincial Police Agency, a report came in Wednesday at around 9:28 a.m. that a bag containing a newborn had been found in a flower bed near the management office of an apartment complex in Ansan-dong, Yeosu.

Police confirmed the newborn was already dead with the umbilical cord still attached and showed signs of partial decomposition.

Authorities are working to identify and locate the parents believed to have abandoned the infant.


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