POLICE are making an appeal to the family of a boy, who was found by the roadside near Cheras Utama Apartments, Batu 9, Cheras, on Friday.

Kajang district police chief Mohd Zaid Hassan said to date no one had come forward to claim the boy.

“We have shown pictures of the boy to the community in the area where he was found and also the surrounding areas, but no one recognised him.

“The police also post the picture of the child in the WhatsApp group of residents and mosques in the area,” he said in Kajang today, adding that police had also sought the help of a Myanmar interpreter to communicate with the child, who is about four years old.

“The boy refuses to speak, but he can spell numbers one to ten in Malay, English and Chinese,” he added.

Zaid urged the public with information on the boy or his family to contact the police.

The boy has been placed in the care of the Hulu Langat Social Welfare office. – Bernama, January 17, 2023.