NST COURT WATCH: Malaysian courts hear cases from schoolboy's death to RM67.5mil jewellery dispute
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian courts heard a range of criminal and civil cases this week, from a schoolboy's death and sexual offences against a pupil to animal cruelty.
BABY GIRL FOUND IN KUALA LUMPUR BIN
A baby girl, estimated to be around seven months old, was discovered dead in a rubbish bin at a waste disposal site in Kuala Lumpur's Bangsar district on October 23. The body, roughly 28 cm in length, was found by an Alam Flora worker and subsequently sent to the Forensic Unit at Hospital Kuala Lumpur for a post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death.
On October 24, the Kuala Lumpur police chief revealed that two foreigners, aged 23 and 31, were detained near the scene to aid the investigation. The case is under Section 318 of the Penal Code, which addresses the concealed disposal of a child's body, regardless of whether the child was born alive, during birth, or after birth.
Authorities are trying to identify the baby, ascertain the cause of death, and figure out how the body ended up in the rubbish bin.
ONE-MONTH-OLD BABY FOUND UNDER STEP
A one-month-old baby boy survived after being found alive beneath a staircase at a housing complex in Desa Satu, Desa Aman Puri, Jalan Puri Kepong, on October 22. The infant was in good health and admitted to a hospital for observation. The identity of the individual responsible for the abandonment and the circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear.
The case falls under Section 317 of the Penal Code, which pertains to the exposure or abandonment of a child under 12 by a parent or caretaker with the intention of entirely abandoning the child. Police have requested public assistance to identify the person responsible.
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