How Newborn Baby Was Found Alive After Being Dumped In A Drain For Five Days

A newborn baby survived five days after being dumped in a storm drain in Australia.

The seven-day-old baby boy was found abandoned at the bottom of a 9ft deep pipe, which was covered with 440lb concrete slab still wrapped in a hospital blanket.

It took six men, including a police officer to lift the slab and rescue the baby.

David Otte was cycling along the road with his 18-year-old daughter Harvey, when they heard a strange noise coming from the drain in New South Waless.

He said: "It was a bit surreal actually. How could anyone do it? I, myself have kids and we're expecting a baby in a few more months so, it's not good that someone's going through this and has done this to a little one."

Police believe the baby had been pushed through a small opening to the drain and were concerned he may have suffered internal injuries from the fall. The child is now in Westmead Children's Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

According to Daily Mirror, a woman was charged with the attempted murder of the child yesterday. She was refused bail and to appear in court today. The baby was abandoned in the drain since Tuesday.