THE body of a baby girl with umbilical cord still intact was found in a drain in an area close to a durian orchard in Mukim 6, Pondok Upeh, yesterday evening.

The baby, believed to have been delivered by an Indonesian woman, was found at 2.30pm after police received a report from a doctor.

Southwest district police chief Kamarul Rizal Jenal said a report was lodged by a doctor, who treated the woman for bleeding after she was believed to have given birth, at the Balik Pulau Hospital.

“The doctor, who treated the 35-year-old woman, found a placenta in her womb. However, she refused to cooperate when asked about the baby’s whereabouts. The doctor then lodged a police report,” he said when contacted today.

“The woman told a preliminary investigation that she delivered a baby girl on Tuesday at 5pm and claimed that the baby was lifeless.

“As she went out to bury the body, it slipped from her grip and fell into the drain near her accommodation, which is also her workplace.”

“Police will detain the woman once she completes her treatment at the hospital. The case is being investigated under section 318 of the penal code.” – August 5, 2021.