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

The Guardian Australia - World · 31 August 2026 at 5:35 pm

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

Police urge mother to attend hospital after baby’s body discovered in Harrow Road in Auburn Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast 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 west on Monday morning.

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

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