Form 5 girl held after body of newborn found in bin
The 17-year-old was taken to hospital after her neighbours found her bleeding and in pain at home.
BUTTERWORTH: A Form Five student has been detained to assist in investigations on the body of a newborn girl found in a rubbish bin in the vicinity of Taman Bagan flats here today.
The 17-year-old girl was taken to the Seberang Jaya Hospital at 6pm today after her neighbours found her bleeding and in pain in her house.
Police sources said the teenager had admitted to giving birth to the baby yesterday evening, the result of a sexual relationship with her boyfriend who is also 17.
“According to the girl, she gave birth to her child while in the toilet. At the time, only her six-year-old sister was at home. Her father was at work, and her mother lives elsewhere as the parents are divorced.
“The teenager claimed that she believed the child was dead when she delivered, as the baby did not cry or make any noise. She panicked and wrapped the baby in some cloth and threw it into a rubbish bin located near the flat,” the source told Bernama today.
The source said the girl’s father did not suspect anything during his daughter’s pregnancy because she did not exhibit any physical changes, and was often at home during the movement control order lockdown.
The girl’s neighbour, who found her in pain and bleeding, immediately called an ambulance and reported to the police.
Seberang Perai Utara district police chief Noorzainy Mohd Noor confirmed the matter and said investigations were under way.
“The teenager is currently being treated in hospital and will be detained after treatment. Her baby’s body has also been sent for an autopsy,” he said, adding that police were currently tracking down the girl’s boyfriend, who is also her schoolmate, to assist with investigations.
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The baby’s body, wrapped in a piece of cloth, was found by a local resident and two Myanmar nationals who were cleaning and collecting rubbish in the area close to the flats at 9.35am today.