Teenage students held after newborn baby abandoned

Teenage students held after newborn baby abandoned

The 17-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, who is undergoing hospital treatment, were suspected of abandoning the baby.

Police said a report was lodged by a man who discovered the newborn baby in a box.
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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.

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

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