New photos making the rounds on the internet have shown a newborn baby subjected to a horrific treatment in public.
A newborn baby was reportedly found abandoned by the roadside on November 22, in Pakse, Champasak, a province in southwestern Laos, near the borders with Thailand and Cambodia.
The incident caused a stir in the area.
The baby was stuffed into plastic bags with a rope tied tightly around its neck in suspected strangulation.
A Facebook user who posted the photos didn't indicate if the baby survived or not.
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