MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A newborn baby was discovered dead behind a Whitehaven business Monday morning, Memphis Police said.

Officers found the infant’s body after responding at 9:30 to a call in the 1300 block of E. Shelby Drive at Faronia.

Singh Jeet Guraya says opening time at his business took a heartbreaking turn when his surveillance video captured a person dumping a dark-colored bag into the store’s dumpster.

“I cannot see that. I just walk away. Hard to control myself,” Guraya said.

Guraya says the video was taken around 6:45 a.m. You see a black truck pull in, and a person wearing a jacket, white shirt and jeans gets out and goes to the dumpster before exiting the parking lot.

WARNING: Some viewers may find one of the images below unsettling.

  • Photo of the business in Whitehaven where the baby was found.
  • This photo, from surveillance video sent by the business owner, appears to show someone placing a bag in the dumpster behind the business.

The baby’s mother was taken to Regional One in non-critical condition, police said.

The infant’s cause of death is undetermined, and police are investigating.

“They tell me they have a garbage bag and someone threw a body. So I jump in and say there is one bag,” Guraya said. “First time I see in my life. I mean four years in business here and first time I saw it. I never seen this one.” 

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