Sections

About

Get the app

Follow us on

Malaysia

14-year-old girl and man nabbed for dumping newborn in basket

14-year-old girl and man nabbed for dumping newborn in basket The baby weighs 1.48kg and is believed to have been born about 24 hours ago.

Updated 1 year ago · Published on 30 Oct 2024 4:42PM

14-year-old girl and man nabbed for dumping newborn in basket
The baby weighs 1.48kg and is believed to have been born about 24 hours ago. - October 30,2024

by Stephen Then

POLICE in Sibu, Sarawak have arrested a 14-year-old girl and 44-year-old man for allegedly dumping a newborn baby boy into a vegetable basket before leaving it in the back lanes of the town.

The duo are under remand pending further probes into the discovery of the baby yesterday, Sibu police chief Zulkipli Suhaili said today.

"The case has been classified as concealing a birth and abandoning a baby. The baby was discovered by the public yesterday morning in a vegetable basket along Jalan Tong Sang.

"The baby weighs 1.48kg and is believed to have been born about 24 hours ago.

"The baby has been sent to the Sibu Hospital,” Zulkipli said in a statement.

The baby still had his umbilical cord and uterus tissues attached, he added.

Teen pregnancies in Sarawak have become a big concern of late. - October 30, 2024

Related News

Malaysia / 6d

Cops probe viral incident of man being forced into Proton Waja

Malaysia / 3w

Man who went viral for attacking Myvi driver comes forward to explain actions (video)

Malaysia / 4w

Indecent behavior by two men on train sparks anger

Malaysia / 1mth

Family of six including baby die in SUV collision with tipper truck (video)

Malaysia / 1mth

Disturbing video of man hitting wife, abusing e-hailing driver; Netizens call for action (video)

Malaysia / 1mth

11-month-old baby found dead in bucket filled with soapy water

Spotlight

Malaysia

After Johor, the uncomfortable question for Anwar’s critics: Were we too impatient?

By The Vibes Says

Malaysia

Network School's business licences revoked, to cease operations tomorrow

Opinion

Orang Asli in Pahang: Token gestures or genuine recognition?

Malaysia

Tuition teacher sentenced to 105 years in prison and 70 lashes for raping daughter

Malaysia

Azam Baki denies involvement in RM178.29 million contract linked to brother’s company

Malaysia

Aminuddin urges NS voters to weigh manifesto promising benefits for M40 and B40 groups

Malaysia

No need to resign, PM has absolute power if there is doubt – Ahmad Zahid

World

Gaza’s water crisis deepens as families face thirst, disease and collapsing sanitation systems

You may be interested

Malaysia

Sara Aid expands to 13,700 stores as Govt widens access for rural communities

Malaysia

PH banks on Negeri Sembilan development record as campaign heats up

Malaysia

Network School's business licences revoked, to cease operations tomorrow

Malaysia

Malaysia faces record heat risk in 2027 as El Niño expected to intensify

Malaysia

Zahid denies BN-PN-GPS-GRS meeting rumours, reaffirms Unity Government commitment

Malaysia

Tuition teacher sentenced to 105 years in prison and 70 lashes for raping daughter

Malaysia

Federal Govt passes RM83.46m in flood mitigation, coastal protection projects to Selangor

Malaysia

Immigration tracks 19 Network School foreign nationals who 'vanished' from official records