The grandfather of a baby boy who was found buried alive on a remote hillside in August has been detained by police in east China. Liu said that his wife, who was not named, buried the infant – who was a twin – as they believed he had died, the WeChat statement said. The baby was found by two people who were picking mushrooms when they heard him crying. The boy, who has yet to be named, was taken to hospital in the provincial capital Jinan. A hospital doctor, Wang Lei, said that as well as a lung infection the baby had a minor spine deformity for which he was being treated.

Source: The Star October 25, 2019 20:15 UTC