Ministry denies baby snatching incident at Lahad Datu Hospital


PUTRAJAYA: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry on Wednesday (Sept 20) refuted claims that a Sea Bajau baby was snatched away from a stateless mother in a hospital in Sabah.

The ministry said that checks on the claims brought up by the news portal on Sept 15 revealed it was an old case managed by a guardian from the Lahad Datu district social welfare office in 2021.

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