Port Dickson district police chief Maslan Udin said an emergency call was received from Port Dickson Hospital at 11.13am regarding a local teenager who had given birth, although the infant’s whereabouts were unknown.

“We discovered the infant hidden in a bag at the house. The fully developed baby girl was already dead. There were signs of injuries to her chest, suspected of being caused by a sharp object,” he said in a statement today.

A team from the special investigation branch of the Negeri Sembilan police contingent and the criminal investigation division arrested an 18-year-old girl and a 21-year-old local man at two separate locations last night.

Maslan said the suspects had no criminal record, and that the motive appeared to stem from fear and anxiety about their families.

The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code. The suspects will be brought before the Port Dickson magistrates’ court this morning for a remand application.