Newborn abandoned at bus stop on Montreal’s South Shore is dead, police say

By Canadian Press on October 27, 2025.

LONGUEUIL — Police on Montreal’s South Shore say a newborn baby found abandoned inside a bus shelter has died.

Longueuil police say it is the second incident involving an abandoned baby in the suburb in less than a month.

Police say the were alerted around 6:30 a.m. about a newborn inside a bus shelter on Chambly Road, a main artery in the community.

They say the baby was given first aid by paramedics and transported to hospital where the child was pronounced dead just before 8 a.m.

In a separate incident, a newborn was abandoned on Oct. 5 in front of a Longueuil residence but survived.

Police have released footage of someone they say is a person of interest in that case.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 27, 2025.

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