An abandoned baby girl was found alive, stuffed inside a toilet tank in Thailand.

The newborn was crying when she was heard by a housekeeper cleaning the third floor of an office building in Bangkok on November 15.

The worker lifted the toilet lid and was shocked to find the child stuffed in the container, half-filled with water, where she was believed to have been placed shortly after birth.

The baby was unclothed, and her hands had gone pale and wrinkled from soaking in the water.

Police rushed to the scene in the Lat Krabang district at around 11 am local time after receiving a report.

The girl was taken to the Sirindhorn Hospital for a check-up. Doctors said she weighed six pounds and confirmed she was unharmed.

Police Captain Kritsada Saikhong of Lat Krabang Police Station said: 'The baby girl was under a day old. She was a newborn but there was no sign of the mother.

'We will proceed with the investigation to find who left the baby girl in the toilet. Officers are checking CCTV cameras to establish who was in the building and who used the bathroom.'

The parents may be prosecuted for abandonment under Thai Penal Code Section 306, which carries a penalty of up to three years in prison, a fine of up to 6,000 baht (140 GBP), or both.

(1 GBP = 42.69 THB)