Newborn, Covered In Blood-Soaked Paper, Found In Plane's Toilet Bin: Report

Airport officers spotted the child when they screened the plane for a routine customs check, said a media report.

A newborn baby, covered in blood-soaked toilet paper, was found abandoned in the trash bin of a plane's washroom and rescued by officials who were on an inspection round, said media reports.

A 20-year-old woman from Madagascar, suspected of having given birth on the Air Mauritius plane, which landed at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport on January 1, was arrested, reported the BBC.

The baby is said to be doing well, the news report said.

Airport officers spotted the child when they screened the plane for a routine customs check, reported Cities Newsroom.