Body of newborn baby found floating in river behind restaurant on Jalan Klang Lama

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — The body of a baby was found floating in a river behind a restaurant on Jalan Klang Lama here yesterday.
The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) operations centre received a report regarding the incident at around 3pm via a MERS999 emergency call.
'Following that, eight personnel from the Seputeh fire and rescue station, along with a fire engine, were rushed to the scene.
'The firemen retrieved the baby's body and handed it over to police for further action,' according to a statement from the Kuala Lumpur JPBM.
Meanwhile, Brickfields district police chief ACP Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood said preliminary investigations revealed that a witness at the scene found what appeared to be a body stuck on rocks in the river before alerting the police at 2.05pm.
'Investigations found that the body was that of a baby boy, still with the umbilical cord attached. A post-mortem will be conducted at 1pm tomorrow at the Forensic Department of Universiti Malaya Medical Centre,' he said in a statement.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 318 of the Penal Code for concealing a birth by secretly disposing of the body. — Bernama

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