GOMBAK: A newborn baby has been found inside a box abandoned outside an apartment on Jalan Puri Kepong here.
Gombak OCPD Asst Comm Ibrahim Husin said police were notified of the discovery on Wednesday (Oct 22).
"We received a police report from a 35-year-old man who found a baby boy alive inside a box under the staircase of Block 1, Desa Satu, Desa Aman Puri Apartment, Jalan Puri Kepong.
"The baby boy was in good health and has been placed in hospital for further monitoring.
"The case is currently being investigated under Section 317 of the Penal Code (for exposure and abandonment of a child under twelve years by parent or person having care of it)," he said in a statement on Friday (Oct 23).
He urged those with information on the baby to contact the nearest police station or investigating officer Insp Mohammad Hisham Mohd Rahman @ Amir Hamzah at 010-947 5532.
