The body of an infant was found inside a ladies’ toilet in Al-Adl garden in Makkah.

According to local media sources, residents called the police saying they have found a corpse wrapped in a blanket and placed inside a cardboard box.

Police, criminal investigation teams and forensic experts were dispatched to the scene. Sources speculate that the body is that of a child born out of wedlock.

The body has been transferred to the King Faisal hospital morgue in Al-Shasha.

Experts have collected samples to determine the identity of the baby’s parents and the case has been referred to the Al-Mabda police station.