Fisherman finds baby's rotting body off North Point ferry pier
The man was fishing with other anglers when he spotted an environmentally friendly shopping bag floating off Tong Shui Road Public Pier, about 100 metres off North Point Ferry Pier, at about 5.30pm.
A man fishing off a North Point pier was stunned when he realised his "catch" was a dead baby.
The man was fishing with other anglers when he spotted an environmentally friendly shopping bag floating off Tong Shui Road Public Pier, about 100 metres off North Point Ferry Pier, at about 5.30pm.
He pulled it up with his rod, and was shocked to discover a baby inside. He called the police.
Officers confirmed it contained a dead infant.
Chief inspector Lam Siu-wah, of Eastern District, said the body was so badly decomposed they could not immediately determine the baby's age, gender or cause of death.
The body will be handed to a forensic pathologist for an autopsy
"The body will be handed to a forensic pathologist for an autopsy," he said, adding that the body was naked and intact.
