Baby boy, with cut on head, abandoned near house
Police are now investigating the wound on the newborn and hunting for the mother.
KUANTAN: A baby boy believed to be newly born was found abandoned in front of a house in Taman Temerloh Jaya early today by a member of the public
Temerloh police chief ACP Zundin Mahmood said a Sultan Ahmad Shah Hospital worker reported the baby boy was found unclothed, with its umbilical cord attached, by a member of the public at 7.05am.
“An examination of the infant showed a 3cm-long wound on the head above the ear and the baby was believed born three to four hours before it was found.
“The baby was later brought to hospital and given two stitches.
“We are Investigating to determine the cause of the wound,” he said when contacted here today.
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Police are now conducting inspections at private and government clinics to track down the mother.