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Dead male fetus found in toilet of Setapak petrol station: cops

Unborn baby estimated to be six to eight months old, police say

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 11 May 2022 7:45AM

Dead male fetus found in toilet of Setapak petrol station: cops
Wangsa Maju police chief Ashari Abu Samah says the fetus was taken to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital forensic unit for an autopsy and that investigations are still underway into the incident. – Pixabay pic, May 11, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – A fetus was found by the public in a toilet at a petrol station in Danau Kota, Setapak, here yesterday afternoon.

Wangsa Maju police chief Ashari Abu Samah said they received information about the incident at about 4.57pm and a police team conducted an investigation at the scene.

He said the initial investigation found that the male fetus, estimated to be six to eight months old, had been dumped into a toilet bowl at the petrol station.

“The fetus was taken to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital forensic unit for an autopsy and investigations are still underway into the incident,” he said in a statement last night.

Ashari said anyone with information on the case can contact the Wangsa Maju district headquarters at 03-92899222 or the Kuala Lumpur police hotline at 03-21159999 or the nearest police station. – Bernama, May 11, 2022

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