Teenage girl remanded seven days over death of newborn


KUALA TERENGGANU: A 15-year-old girl has been remanded for seven days from Wednesday (Feb 9) to facilitate the investigation into a case involving the death of a newborn baby boy who is believed to have been stabbed in Kemaman on Tuesday (Feb 8).

The remand order was issued by Magistrate Tengku Eliana Tuan Kamaruzaman at the Kemaman Hospital Maternity Ward, after receiving an application from the police for investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

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