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Teenage students held after newborn baby abandoned
Published on: Monday, January 08, 2024
Published on: Mon, Jan 08, 2024
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Teenage students held after newborn baby abandoned
Police said a report was lodged by a man who discovered the newborn baby in a box.
IPOH: Police have detained a 17-year-old schoolboy and a 14-year-old schoolgirl on suspicion of abandoning a newborn baby girl, with her umbilical cord still attached, in a box at an Islamic centre.

Selama police chief Sarudin Samah said a report was lodged by a man who discovered the baby at Pusat Pengajian Islam Nur As-Salam in Rantau Panjang and took her to hospital.

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He said the 14-year-old girl is undergoing hospital treatment.
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