Cat finds baby in the bush

KOTA BARU (Bernama): A pet cat became a saviour when it found a baby girl, with umbilical cord still intact, believed to have been abandoned in the bush on Jalan Bayam here today.

The owner of the cat, Mohd Norazam Che Wahab, 31, said it had become his daily routine to release his cat in the morning in the vicinity of his home.

He said that as soon as it let out of the house, the cat rushed across the road as if it was looking for something in the bush at around 8.10am.

"Worried for the safety of the cat, I too rushed across the road and suddenly heard the sound of a baby.

"At that moment, I thought: ‘Where did the voice come from?’, because none of my neighbours had a baby," he told reporters.

Mohd Norazam said he and his cat continued to look around the bush and found a baby covered in blood with umbilical cord intact.

He said he informed his neighbour, Kak Dah, to call the police and use a cloth to cover the baby.

"I believe the baby has just been born because there was still blood on her body.

"I can’t imagine what would have happened to it if my cat had not found it,” he said.

He added that his neighbours did see a car parked in the area before 8am but did not expect it to be connected to the abandoned baby.

Mohd Norazam said he was grateful to have been able to save the life of a baby, who has now been taken to the hospital.

Meanwhile, Kota Baru District Police Chief, ACP Abdul Rahim Daud confirmed the matter, saying the police would investigate.

He said they would try to see if they could get any closed-circuit television recording (CCTV) near the scene. – Bernama