LAHAD DATU: A newborn boy was found abandoned at a food stall in Batu 5, Kampung Jaya Baru, Jalan Tengah Nipah, here this morning.
The baby, with the umbilical cord still intact, was found by the owner of the stall when he was about to open for business at 7am.
District police chief assistant commissioner Rohan Shah Ahmad said the baby, who was without clothes, was believed to have just been born and weighed 2.9kg.
"The baby was taken to Lahad Datu Hospital for a check-up," he said in a media statement today.
The case is being investigated under Section 317 of the Penal Code for exposure and abandonment of a child.
Rohan urged those with information on the case to contact the district police headquarters hotline at 089-881255 or the investigating officer of the case, Inspector Marlisa Maedika @ Mardeka at 016-2194554. - NST
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