Woman suspected of dumping baby in washing machine arrested


The newborn baby girl was discovered in a washing machine by a Padi farmer in Yan, Kedah.

ALOR SETAR: Police have arrested a 38-year-old woman who is believed to have dumped her newborn baby in the washing machine of a house in Kampung Ulu Dulang Kecil, Yan.

Yan District Police Chief Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) Muhamad Halim Yatim when contacted said that the woman had admitted having given birth to the baby girl in the bathroom of the house.

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