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Free Malaysia Today
13-07-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Newborn baby found abandoned by roadside in Kedah
Kuala Muda police chief Hanyan Ramlan said the baby was in a stable condition, with only minor scratches on the right eye and right side of the body. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR : A newborn baby was found abandoned by the roadside at Taman Cempaka in Bukit Selambau, Kuala Muda, Kedah, yesterday morning. Police said the baby boy was found naked and placed on the gravel by the roadside, Bernama reported. Kuala Muda police chief Hanyan Ramlan said they received a call at 9.55am. 'A resident who was hanging clothes heard cries and began searching the area. She was shocked to discover the baby by the roadside. 'Neighbours who heard the woman's screams helped to move the baby to a safer spot before contacting the police,' he said in a statement. Hanyan said there were no surveillance cameras in the area. 'The baby was taken to the emergency department of Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital in Sungai Petani for an examination. 'A medical officer confirmed the baby was in a stable condition, with only minor scratches on the right eye and right side of the body,' he was quoted as saying. He said police are tracking down a 17-year-old teenager to assist in the investigation. 'A 19-year-old female, believed to be his partner, has been admitted to the hospital for further examination and treatment,' he said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 317 of the Penal Code for abandonment of a child.
Malay Mail
13-07-2025
- Malay Mail
‘I heard a baby crying': Sg Petani resident finds newborn left naked by roadside; cops nab secondary schooler for abandoning child, partner in hospital
SUNGAI PETANI, July 13 — A newborn baby boy was found abandoned with no clothing or covering, on rocky ground by the roadside at Taman Cempaka Indah, Bukit Selambau, yesterday morning. Kuala Muda police chief ACP Hanyan Ramlan said police received a call reporting the matter at 9.55 am. 'A resident who was hanging out clothes heard loud cries and began searching the area. She screamed upon discovering the baby lying by the roadside. 'Neighbours quickly came out to help, moving the baby to a safer spot before contacting the police,' he said in a media statement today. He added that there were no surveillance cameras in the area where the baby was found. 'The baby was taken to the Emergency Unit of Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital for further examination. 'Medical checks confirmed the baby was in stable condition, with only minor scratches on the right eye and right side of the body,' said Hanyan. He added that following the discovery, a 17-year-old male secondary school student has been remanded for two days, from yesterday, to assist with the investigation. 'A 19-year-old female, believed to be his partner, has been admitted to the hospital for further examination and treatment. Investigations are ongoing, and the case is being investigated under Section 317 of the Penal Code,' he said. — Bernama
Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Baby boy found abandoned in stroller in train station after 'parents forgot six-month-old'
A baby boy was found abandoned in a stroller at a station after his parents reportedly forgot the six-month-old whilst he was asleep. The blunder happened on Tuesday evening at the Cacilhas South Terminal in Almada, south of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon. Around 7.15pm a passerby noticed a stroller left abandoned at the station with no adults nearby which led them to call the police, local media Correio da Manha reports. Officers rushed to the scene and found the baby boy alone but safe and immediately carried out enquiries to find the parents. One witness described seeing a baby crying 'in a police officer's arms' as a moment that 'really stuck with me and one I'll never forget'. It was only an hour later that the parents came running into the terminal and explained they rushed out to catch the metro and didn't realise they had forgotten the stroller, with the baby, who had been left behind, a police spokesperson confirmed. The parents had left a ferry from Lisbon when they split while they tried to catch the metro. A misunderstanding meant that each parent thought the other had the stroller carrying the baby but failed to double check with each other, Portuguese newspaper Publico reports. In their rush to leave, the parents left behind the six-month-old and it was only once they realised what had happened that they returned to the station, around 45 minutes later. Following the alarming discovery and when they found officers looking after their child they were both questioned by police before being taken to a police station and were reunited with the child. After visiting their home and finding everything in order, authorities determined the child was in a safe environment and allowed the baby to go back home with the parents, who are foreign nationals without legal residency status in Portugal. One of the women who saw that happened shared on social media, saying the parents arrived almost an hour later, adding: 'He arrived first, she came quite a while afterwards. Something very strange happened there... The officer kept the baby with him the entire time. 'What I know is that both of them were taken away in a police vehicle, and the baby stayed with the officer who held her in his arms and didn't let go for a single minute. 'But I'm still in shock. '
