People are in shock after a new-born baby was found in a scandal bag on the step of a Digicel store in Spanish Town, St Catherine, yesterday.

At 8:30 a.m., a woman was passing the store on Adelaide Street when she saw the bag on the step. She checked the bag after hearing a strange sound and saw the baby girl. The woman alerted other people and the police were later called.

People in shock

When THE STAR visited the scene, the crowd that converged there was still in shock. The people said the baby should be called Gustavie, after Tropical Storm Gustav.

"It betta she did try have di pickney and carry come give mi. It really wicked," said Ann-Marie who works at a nearby office.

Another woman was cursed when she said it is a possibility that the mother could not afford to take care of the child.

The police took the baby to the Spanish Town Hospital, where she was checked and is to be put in a place of safety. The police are trying to determine the identity of the mother.