The boy was found dead at a house in Nusa Bestari, near Iskandar Puteri, on Friday.

Johor police chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the 35-year-old woman used to be a cleaner and had been married many times but did not register her marriages, and has eight children.

“So far, only two people have been arrested. The victim’s body has not been claimed and is at the forensics department at Sultanah Aminah Hospital,” he said.

Yesterday, the media reported the discovery of the body of a boy believed to be the victim of abuse by his biological mother and her 32-year-old lover. Police had received a call earlier from hospital officers.

In another development, Ayob Khan said there were no criminal elements in the case involving a three-year-old child whose body was found on the riverbank at Jalan Anggerik Putih Majidee in Kampung Desa Makmur here yesterday.

He said police were still waiting for a complete autopsy report from the hospital.

“The body we found was not intact; the legs and organs were missing. The gender and race of the child are still unknown. So far, we have not found any criminal elements.”