THE body of a baby girl was found in the Rumah Awam Pengkalan Nyireh surau toilet today.

Besut district police chief Abdul Rozak Muhammad said residents found the body after noticing a foul smell from inside one of the toilets at 10am.

“Several members of the public entered the toilet to check the stench and they found what looked like a baby inside a clear plastic bag in a red pail.

“They immediately informed the surau committee members to alert the police,” he said in a statement today.

Rozak said police rushed to the scene and an examination by a team of forensic officers and members of the Terengganu contingent police headquarters found that no physical injuries were visible on the body.

“Based on the condition of the body, the baby is believed to have died for more than 48 hours,” he said, adding that the body was sent to the Besut Hospital forensic unit for post-mortem.

Police have yet to identify the suspect and the case is being investigated under section 318 of the penal code for concealment of birth by secret disposal of a dead body. – Bernama, November 6, 2023.