The body of a 20-day old infant, who was reportedly kidnapped, was found on Monday morning in Bim Son Town, central Thanh Hoa Province.
The garbage dump where the infant’s body was found. – Photo news.zing.vn
According to the provincial police, the body was found with multiple injuries near a garbage dump in Dong Son Ward, some 10km from her house. Police said that she may have been murdered.
On Saturday evening, the infant was at home with her mother and grandmother, when a masked couple reportedly rushed into the house, put a knife to the neck of the grandmother as she held the girl and took the baby away on their motorbike.
The grandmother tried to follow the kidnappers but fell and was knocked unconscious. The baby’s mother was in the kitchen at the time of the incident and the father was not at home.
The infant’s father has been identified as Le Huu Thuan, 37 years old, and the mother is Le Thi Thanh Huyen, 38 years old. Both work for the Bim Son train station.
The police are investigating the case. — VNS