Australian police have charged a 30-year-old woman with attempted murder after she abandoned her newborn baby in a drain in western Sydney.
They say the baby boy, who is in a serious but stable condition, may have survived up to five days in the drain.
He was discovered 2.5m (8ft) down inside the pit by a group of passing cyclists on Sunday morning.
It took several people to lift the heavy concrete slab to rescue the baby, who was malnourished and dehydrated.
Police believe the baby was born last Monday and 24 hours later was squeezed through the narrow opening of a stormwater drain, falling 2.5 metres.
The baby is currently receiving treatment at Sydney's Westmead Children's Hospital.
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