KUALA LUMPUR: The body of a baby girl, estimated to be around seven months old, was found at a waste disposal site in Bangsar here today.
Brickfields police chief ACP Hoo Chang Hook said the department received a report regarding the discovery of the baby in a rubbish bin at 10.43am.
"The baby's body was taken to the Forensics Unit of Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) for a post-mortem, and investigations are being conducted under Section 318 of the Penal Code," he said in a statement today.
Hoo urged anyone with information about the incident to come forward to assist in the investigation.
Information can be channelled via the Kuala Lumpur Police Hotline at 03-2115 9999, the Brickfields Police Hotline at 03-2297 9222, or by visiting any nearby police station. — BERNAMA
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