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Borneo Post
3 hours ago
- Borneo Post
Woman held for abandoning newborn in Lahad Datu
The abandoned baby. LAHAD DATU (July 21): Police have detained a woman suspected of abandoning her newborn baby boy in Kampung Burung, Jalan Bakawali, here last Friday. Lahad Datu District Police Chief ACP Dzulbaharin Ismail said the 30-year-old woman was detained at the Lahad Datu District Police Headquarters yesterday after giving her statement. 'Initial investigations found that the woman gave birth at home and placed her baby outside the house in a panic after delivering,' he said when contacted here today. Dzulbaharin stated the case is being investigated under Section 317 of the Penal Code for abandoning a child, which carries a penalty of up to seven years' imprisonment, or a fine, or both, if convicted. Last Friday, media reported that a baby boy was found by a member of the public wrapped in cloth in front of a house in the village at 3:06 a.m. The baby was sent to Lahad Datu Hospital for further treatment but died at 7:02 p.m. due to premature birth.
Free Malaysia Today
4 hours ago
- Free Malaysia Today
Woman arrested for abandoning baby
The baby was still alive at the time but pronounced dead later that day as he was premature and underweight. PETALING JAYA : A woman was arrested yesterday for abandoning her newborn outside a house in Lahad Datu, leading to the infant's death. Lahad Datu police chief Dzulbaharin Ismail said the 30-year-old suspect was arrested at the Lahad Datu police headquarters. During interrogation, she admitted to giving birth to the baby and placing him outside the house in Kampung Burung. The case is being probed under Section 317 of the Penal Code for concealing a birth with the intent to abandon the baby, which provides for imprisonment of up to seven years, a fine, or both, upon conviction. A member of the public found the baby wrapped in a cloth in front of an unnumbered house at 3.06am last Friday. The baby, who was still alive at the time, was sent to Lahad Datu Hospital for treatment but pronounced dead at 7.02pm the same day as he was premature and underweight.
The Star
6 hours ago
- The Star
Lahad Datu woman arrested for abandoning newborn baby
KOTA KINABALU: A 30-year-old local woman has been arrested on suspicion of abandoning her newborn baby boy who subsequently died at Kampung Burung in Lahad Datu on July 18. Lahad Datu district police chief Asst Comm Dzulbaharin Ismail said that police arrested a woman on Sunday (July 20) outside a house in the village. "The suspect admitted to giving birth to the baby in question at her home and leaving it outside the house in Kampung Burung, Jalan Bakawali," he said, adding that they would seek to have the woman remanded. He said the case was being investigated under Section 317 of the Penal Code for abandoning a baby. "If found guilty, she can be sentenced to up to seven years in prison, or a fine, or both," he said. The baby boy was found wrapped in cloth in front of a house of the public at 3.06 am on Friday (July 18). The baby, who was still alive then, was sent to Lahad Datu Hospital for treatment. However, the baby died at 7.02pm the same day due to complications from its premature birth.
Daily Express
8 hours ago
- Daily Express
Woman arrested over abandoned baby case in LD
Published on: Monday, July 21, 2025 Published on: Mon, Jul 21, 2025 By: Azmie Lim Text Size: Filepic of the abandoned baby. LAHAD DATU: A 30-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a newborn baby left outside a house in Kampung Burung, Jalan Bakawali, on July 18. District police chief ACP Dzulbaharin Ismail said the woman was detained on Sunday at the district police headquarters and admitted to giving birth at her home before placing the baby outside. Advertisement The case is being investigated under Section 317 of the Penal Code for child abandonment, which carries a sentence of up to seven years' jail, a fine, or both upon conviction. Police have applied for a remand order to assist investigations, which are being led by the district's Crime Investigation Division. The baby, who was found alive at 3.06am and taken to Lahad Datu Hospital for care, was pronounced dead at 7.02pm the same day due to premature birth and low birth weight. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
New Straits Times
3 days ago
- New Straits Times
Baby boy abandoned in front of house in Lahad Datu
LAHAD DATU: A newborn baby boy was abandoned in front of a house in Kampung Burung, Jalan Bakawali here early this morning. Lahad Datu district police chief ACP Dzulbaharin Ismail said the baby was found by a passerby at 3.06am and was sent to the hospital for further treatment. "The baby is currently in stable condition, the investigation is ongoing to track those responsible," he said in a statement here today, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 317 of the Penal Code for baby dumping. Meanwhile, he said the police arrested a woman, 21, at a hotel here at 10.30pm yesterday for offering sex services through Michat with payments between RM250 to RM350, along with a man, 24, along Lorong Lahad Datu Square 1 at 2.30pm for suspected online gambling activities. — BERNAMA
