Toddler found in suitcase in bus luggage compartment

A young girl was found in a suitcase in a bus luggage compartment this afternoon, and a woman has been charged with ill-treatment of a child.

Detective Inspector Simon Harrison said police were called at 12.50pm, after a passenger asked for access to the luggage compartment during a planned stop in Kaiwaka.

"The driver became concerned when he noticed the bag moving. When the driver opened the suitcase, they discovered the two-year-old girl." Harrison said the little girl was reported to be "very hot", but otherwise unharmed. She has been taken to hospital in a "minor" condition for an extensive medical assessment.

A 27-year-old woman was arrested and has been charged with ill-treatment/neglect of a child.