Man Adopts Baby He Found Abandoned in Trash Can Covered in Ants

A Texas university student who rescued a baby boy from a trash can, naked and covered in ant bites, now plans to adopt the child.

The Western Journal reports Jimmy Amisial, 27, a Texas State University university student, found the baby boy in December 2017 while visiting his mother in his native country of Haiti.

Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, and infant abandonment is a major problem. While walking near his mother’s home, Amisial said he noticed a crowd of people gathered around a trash can and decided to find out what was happening.

“I heard them arguing about what to do with this tiny baby,” he remembered. “Everyone was just staring at him, not a single soul wanted to help. He was crying and had no clothes on and I could see the pain in his eyes. I had to do something.”

Amisial said the baby boy was naked and covered in ant bites. He said he took the baby home to his mother, who helped to wash, feed and clothe the infant, and then they took him to the doctor…. (Excerpt from Lifenews.com)