The body of a 3-day-old infant boy was found inside a shoebox left on the pavement in Central Şahinbey district, in Gaziantep.

The residents who opened a shoebox left on the pavement on Hamdi Kutlar Street in the district of Şahinbey on December 25 saw a baby inside and reported the situation to police and paramedics.

Police and paramedics were dispatched to the area after being notified. Paramedics checked that the infant was 3-days-old and dead.

The study was initiated to identify the baby boy who was normally born 3 days ago and to find out who or by whom the baby had been left. (ILKHA)