A father packed his three-year-old son inside a travel bag and abandoned him in front of a shop in China.

The CCTV video, filmed in the city of Laixi in Qingdao Province on November 16, shows the father walking to the front of a shop and leaving a travel bag with his son inside before walking away.

A man wearing a helmet then came out of the shop and moved the bag from the front of his shop to the outside of a restaurant.

A three-year-old boy then can be seen climbing out of the bag by himself and crying for help.

People from nearby shops came out after they heard the noise and gathered to check on the boy.

According to reports, the boy was abandoned by his father in front of a shop and then was moved to the outside of a restaurant by a shop worker.

Police discovered a piece of paper written by the boy's father left inside the bag, saying: "The boy was born in November 2016. He is in a healthy condition. But since the family cannot afford him anymore, I hope that kind-hearted people can adopt him."

The boy's mother has reportedly left him and his father who suffered several diseases could not afford him anymore. So the father travelled from Yantai to Laixi and abandoned the boy there.

The boy was taken to Qingdao Children's Welfare Institution and his father has been taking formal enforcement measures issued by police. The case is in further investigation.

11月16日22时许，山东莱西市公安局接到群众报警，称一男孩在莱西市威海东路被遗弃。接警后，民警立即赶到现场进行处置，在一时无法确认男孩家人的情况下，将男孩暂时送到青岛市儿童福利院照看，同时迅速查找男孩家人。

经过连续多日工作，11月20日上午，民警在烟台市将涉嫌遗弃的嫌疑人曲某某（男，53岁，烟台市人）查获。经查，曲某某于2016年与他人非婚生下儿子曲某，后因曲某母亲离家出走，且曲某某身患多种疾病、无生活来源，遂于11月16日将曲某遗弃到莱西。目前，曲某某因涉嫌遗弃已被依法采取强制措施。现案件正在进一步处理中。

11月20日上午，莱西市公安局民警在烟台市将涉嫌遗弃的嫌疑人曲某某（男，53岁，烟台市人）查获。三岁男孩曲某是曲某某于2016年与他人非婚生下的，后因曲某母亲离家出走，且曲某某身患多种疾病、无生活来源，遂于11月16日将曲某遗弃到莱西。目前，曲某某因涉嫌遗弃已被依法采取强制措施。现案件正在进一步处理中。