The woman who was arrested in connection to the abandoned newborn baby who was discovered dead at AA. Dhigurah on Sunday morning has been remanded in custody pending trial.

A newborn baby was found dead, abandoned in a bag around 09:20 am yesterday. Police said the child was found dead.

The child's mother was arrested early last night. She was arrested while on her way to Velana International Airport.

Police said in a statement today that the Sri Lankan woman was produced before the Criminal Court for a decision on her custody.