Cashier Ditches Bush Birth Newborn Behind Supermarket

Story By: Anna CasapEditorJoseph GolderAgencyCentral European News

Video Credit: CEN/Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation

This is the moment a young mum abandons her naked newborn baby in a plastic bag behind the supermarket where she works after reportedly giving birth alone in a nearby bush.

The newborn was abandoned in the village Cheremshan in the south-western Russian republic of Tatarstan and was later found naked with signs of hypothermia by the supermarket manager, according to local media.

Pictures Credit: CEN/Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation

Reports said that the unnamed 36-year-old woman, who already has two school-age children, started her contractions while walking on the street.

The mother delivered the baby in a bush alone and cut the umbilical cord herself, according to local media.

Pictures Credit: CEN/Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation

The infant was then reportedly placed in a plastic bag and dumped behind the supermarket where the mother works as a cashier.

After the baby was discovered, the police and paramedics arrived on the scene and treated the newborn for signs of hypothermia, according to reports.

Pictures Credit: CEN/Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation

No external injuries were found and the baby was taken to a hospital in the city of Almetyevsk for further treatment.

According to local media, the 36-year-old woman has been placed under house arrest as the police investigation continues.

In the footage, the mother is seen leaving her baby in a bag behind the building before walking away.

Seemingly having second thoughts, the woman turns around and walks back to the bag where she lingers for a moment before finally leaving the scene.

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