Dead bodies of 126 babies found at Mandalay Central Women’s Hospital

A case has filed against the head of a mortuary who failed to burn the  dead  bodies  of  126  newly  born babies left in the mortuary of  Mandalay  Central  Women’s  Hospital in Chanayethazan Township, according to the statement of the Myanmar Police Force.

The   hospital’s   securityguards reported to the superintendent, who was on duty in Yangon that they got a foul smell in the mortuary on 28 March. After his  return,  the  superintendent  and  security  guards  inspected  the morgue and found bodies of 126 babies, the statement said.

According  to  the  investigation,  the  mortuary  head,  Lwin  Moe,  collected  between  K3000  and  K5000  to  cremate  the  dead  bodies and store them there.

He  joined  CDM  and  did  not  return  his  duties  starting  28  March.  He  is  still  at  large  by  misusing  the  fees  he  collected,  it read.The  bodies  of  126  babies  were cremated at Aye Yeik Nyein cemetery on 31 March at noon with  the  superintendent’s  permission.The officials are taking necessary  measures  to  take  action  against the mortuary’s head un-der the law.

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