Samut Prakarn hospital is now investigating into the mystery surrounding the missing of the body of a premature baby after the family has filed a complaint with the police.

The complaint was lodged with Samut Prakarn police by the mother after she could not retrieve the body of dead premature baby.

According to her brother Suthirat Wangklang, her sister prematurely delivered her six-month old baby on October 5 at the hospital.

But the baby girl died two days afterwards from what nurses said from heart failure.

Her sister then came to retrieve the body for religious ceremony but was told the body was not at hospital.

Hospital director Dr Samphan Komrit said it was still not known how the body went missing from the hospital mortuary.

He said all hospital staff involved would be called for questioning.

The family was concerned that the baby body might be stolen for some supernatural ritual purposes.

Missing body of premature baby at Samut Prakarn hospital prompts investigation - Thai PBS English News