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The Independent
16-05-2025
- The Independent
Horror as monitor lizard found eating abandoned newborn
A monitor lizard was seen eating the remains of a newborn child in Thailand, sending shockwaves across the Samut Prakan province. People in Bang Phli district, about 40km from Bangkok, reported the incident to the local police after discovering the lizard devouring the remains of the baby on Tuesday afternoon. Rescue workers from the charity Ruamkatanyu Foundation who were dispatched to the spot found the baby's upper body but not the lower half, Bangkok Post reported. The remains were found in the mouth of a 6.5ft-long lizard near a water body next to a row of rented houses occupied largely by migrant workers. The rescuer workers could only retrieve the baby's head as no other parts or clothing were found, according to local broadcaster PPTV36. The remains were sent to the Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute for further investigation to determine whether the baby had been born alive or stillborn. Rescue workers speculated that the baby was abandoned shortly after birth and found by the monitor lizard, according to the Bangkok Post. Monitor lizards typically live in canals, swamps, sewers, and ponds in Thailand 's urban areas and mostly feed on fish, snakes, frogs, and scraps of food left by humans. The reptiles are aggressive when threatened. They have a mildly venomous bite which sometimes carries harmful bacteria. Kittisak Phongphipat, one of the witnesses, told the Thai Examiner that he initially mistook the baby for a fish. 'I thought it was a fish washed up from the rain,' he said. 'Then I looked closer. It was a baby. I felt sick to my stomach because the baby had been torn to pieces by the animal.' Police said they were trying to trace the mother of the child who could face legal action if it was confirmed the newborn was alive when it was abandoned.
AsiaOne
15-05-2025
- Health
- AsiaOne
Baby suspected to have been eaten by monitor lizard in Thailand, only head found, Asia News
A monitor lizard was seen feeding on the remains of a newborn baby in Thailand, alarming villagers in the Bang Phli district on Tuesday (May 13), according to Thai media. Bangkaew Police Station officers received a report from residents at around 12.30pm that day and discovered the monitor lizard with the human remains in its mouth near a body of water along Soi King Kaew 28, Samut Prakan Province, located in the outskirts of Bangkok. According to witnesses who spoke with PPTV36, residents were resting in their homes when they heard movement outside. Upon leaving their homes to take a look, they saw the lizard holding something which appeared to be the corpse of a baby in its jaws. Some residents chased the reptile away, but the monitor lizard soon returned and circled the remains, refusing to leave. Residents then alerted the authorities. Officers and rescue workers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation were eventually only able to recover the baby's head — no other parts of the body nor any clothing were found, PPTV36 reported on Wednesday. The baby's remains were transferred to the Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute for further investigation into the cause of death. No signs of decomposition were reported, according to the Bangkok Post. The sex of the baby, estimated to have been carried to full term, has yet to be identified. It is also not clear whether the baby was born alive or stillborn. According to the Thai Enquirer, the infant is believed to have been abandoned, with the site of the grisly incident located near a row of rented homes occupied primarily by migrant workers. Authorities speculate that the baby might have been abandoned because the mother was unable to care for it, Bangkok Post reported. The child's mother could face legal action should the baby have been alive when it was abandoned, the police said. [[nid:691742]] khooyihang@
