Newborn body found in bag in Chiayi; police searching for mother

Taipei, Oct. 18 (CNA) The body of a newborn baby was found in a feed sack outside a home in Chiayi County on Saturday, according to police, who said they are searching for the mother.

The body was retrieved Saturday morning after a resident in the county's Lioujiao Township reported finding it in an animal feed sack near their family home, police said.

The baby's body showed no visible signs of external injury and appeared to be full-term, prosecutors said after examining the body. An autopsy would be required to determine the cause of death and whether the baby had been born alive or was stillborn, they said.

Meanwhile, a special team has been assembled to find the baby's mother, police said.

The main suspect is an Indonesian woman who was employed by the family of the person who found the body, according to police.

The person told the police that their mother thought their Indonesian caregiver appeared to be pregnant and said she had not been seen since earlier Saturday, police said.

Neighbors said, however, that the caregiver, a petite woman, showed no obvious signs of pregnancy, according to the police. The woman was last seen around 8 a.m. leaving her employers' residence in a car and had not returned since, the neighbors told the police.