Newborn baby’s body found in Sydney rubbish bin as police hold ‘serious concerns’ for mother

Published August 31, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Police urge mother to attend hospital after baby’s body discovered in Harrow Road in Auburn

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New South Wales police have appealed for information to find the mother of a newborn baby boy, whose body was discovered in a rubbish bin in Auburn in Sydney’s south-west on Monday morning.

Details

Police said emergency services responded to reports of the body of a baby located in a rubbish bin along Harrow Road in Auburn at 11.20am, with officers from the Auburn police area command finding the body of a newborn boy.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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