Social Welfare Department seeks next-of-kin of abandoned baby
SUNGAI PETANI: The Social Welfare Department is seeking the mother or relatives of a baby girl abandoned in a wooden shed in Taman Semarak in March.
Kuala Muda district child protector Nurul Dalila Nasuha Othman said the infant was discovered on March 9 in Taman Semarak with her umbilical cord still intact and is believed to have been recently born.
"The baby was left without any form of identification. At the time she was found, she was in good health, had black hair, and showed no signs of serious medical complications," she said in a statement today.
The baby was taken to Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital in Sungai Petani for a medical check-up and is now under temporary care at a children's home in accordance with Section 25(2) of the Child Act 2001 (Amendment 2016).
She urged the biological mother or any relatives to assist in the welfare process by contacting the Kuala Muda District Social Welfare Office's Child Protector at 04-4204900 or by visiting the office directly.
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