Body of newborn baby found in coin locker at train station in Tokyo

Wednesday 10th September, 10:18 AM JST

TOKYO —

The body of a newborn baby was found inside a coin locker on Tuesday morning near JR Okubo Station in Shinjuku Ward. Police said it was a boy and appeared to have been dead for about 10 days.

According to police investigations, an employee of the company that manages the coin locker found the body at 10:40 a.m. because the locker, which is installed on the street about 200 meters from JR Okubo Station, had been used for five days without payment. The body was inside a paper bag and still had its umbilical cord.

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Betting at 10:45 PM JST - 10th September

But this kind of crime has been fairly common in Japan over the ages. I believe that in the 80s as well, there were a whole of similar events with babies being left in various public places such as these coin lockers.
Sarge at 10:54 PM JST - 10th September

chibaman - That's not possible. If you agree with me here, you have to agree with Sushi.
chibaman at 11:09 PM JST - 10th September

That's not possible. If you agree with me here, you have to agree with Sushi.

I have to do no such thing.
KitsuneYoukai at 11:59 PM JST - 10th September

Now this is sick and sad. Who in their right mind would do something like this. With the right investigation you can always find out who was the person who did this; I hope they try.
ichinensei at 02:55 AM JST - 11th September

I dont understand why people have to do this. If the baby was alive, leave it outside a koban or hospital or something and run off.(assuming she doesnt want it) WHy leave it in a locker? Chances are, this person went out of the way to put it there.
ColAmerica at 06:49 AM JST - 11th September

I agree with Sarge.
chibaman at 07:52 AM JST - 11th September

I agree with ColAmerica, and SushiSake3, but not Sarge.
Hughgarse at 04:53 PM JST - 12th September

unbelievable...
elbudamexicano at 09:44 PM JST - 12th September

Whoever put this poor little baby int he coin locker to die is one sick bastard! I hope they find the person or persons and give them a good old horse whippin! Then lock them up for the rest of their miserable lives!
1001tlc at 05:50 AM JST - 13th September

What kind of mother or person could be doing this cold blood murder????? I'm sure that low-life sick woman or girl is somewhere again wearing her stupid cheap high-heel smiling to every man she fancied and start all-over again as if nothing had happened. Guys out there be careful! She could be one of your NANPA. SCARY.....just to imagine. Irresistible sex.

A PRAYER TO THE LITTLE ONE...RIP.
Schutzstaffel at 06:03 AM JST - 13th September

There must be CCTV cameras in operation near this site. If it is found to be murder, and the person is sane, then they should be executed promptly to deter others.

These crimes must be stopped, the underclass must be removed to stop these crimes!
badge123 at 01:43 PM JST - 13th September

"found at a train station" headline, article, found "near", being at and being near are two different things. I think the coin lockers found at train stations are checked more often (eg after one or two days), some that are inside the gates I think are checked everynight, not sure, but I do see the guards sometimes checking each at night. Anycase since it was not at the station itself, there might not be any cameras out there to catch whats up.
Molenir at 02:04 PM JST - 13th September

Like others, this crime could have been prevented with education, and a lot more of those "horrible" baby hatches that everyone hates. All I can say is, its tragic that one mother decided it would be better to kill her child, then to give it a chance at life.
Orangeporange at 11:28 PM JST - 14th September

Are there even any baby hatches in Tokyo? Think of all the families waiting to adopt here. This baby could have had a chance.
pizzaboy at 04:10 PM JST - 15th September

Think of the smell...