A NEWBORN baby boy was found dead, with an injury to his chest, after he was believed to have been stabbed with a sharp object at a house in Felcra Seri Bandi, Cukai in Kemaman, 126km from Kuala Terengganu, this morning.

Kemaman district police chief Hanyan Ramlan said police received a report on the incident at about 10am and rushed to the scene.

“The baby was delivered by a 15-year-old girl at her house, assisted by a friend. The latter then rushed to inform a nearby clinic about the delivery while the teen mother and her baby stayed at home,” he said.

“When the incident took place, the girl’s mother was away at work in Cukai.

“However, when clinic personnel arrived they saw that the baby was bleeding from an injury to the chest.”

He said the baby was then rushed to the clinic, located less than 100m from the girl’s house, and given emergency aid, but was confirmed dead.

“A preliminary police investigation at the girl’s house found several sharp objects with traces of blood,” said Hanyan. 

He said the girl was no longer at school and stayed with her mother after her father died.

He said the body of the baby has been sent to the Forensic Unit of the Kemaman Hospital for post-mortem while the teenager received treatment at the hospital.

Hanyan said since only the teenager was in the house with the baby during the incident, police will detain her to assist in the investigation under section 302 of the penal code. – Bernama, February 8, 2022.