Wan Azizah: Seven out of 10 dumped babies end up dead


SEPANG: Seven out of 10 newborn babies found abandoned in Malaysia end up dead, police statistics showed.

And with the number of baby dumping cases growing every year, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is calling for the issue to be dealt with urgency.

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