The board’s chief executive, Sabirin Mohd Sarbini, said there had been no response to attempts to track down the couple, as well as the sources who released their story.

“We are making efforts to locate them, and if the couple come forward, it will expedite the assistance process,” he said. Sabirin said the board would provide aid, based on the couple’s eligibility, if they qualify under the asnaf gharimin category (hardcore poor who are in debt).

Yesterday, the Selangor Islamic religious council said it had not received any reports regarding the alleged mishandling of the baby’s remains.

Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said yesterday that the police would summon hospital representatives for their statements about the father’s complaint that the hospital in Klang kept the body for two weeks after the father was unable to pay the hospital bill.