SUNGAI PETANI, 11 July 2017:
The body of a 35-week-old baby girl without head and arms was found in front of a factory in Jalan Bakar Arang here on Sunday.
Kuala Muda district police chief ACP Md Zukir Md Isa said passers-by stumbled upon the body at 4.30am.
“It was believed the baby’s head and arms had been eaten by stray dogs as it was surrounded by several canines before being discovered by the passers-by.
“The cause of death has yet to be ascertained,” he said in a statement.
The case is being investigated under Section 318 of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile in KUALA LUMPUR, a 12-year-old girl fled from her home in Taman Puchong Prima, Puchong after she was believed to have been often abused using a rattan cane by her own father.
The victim was found by a member of the public at a petrol station in Puchong Prima at around 12.30am yesterday.
Subang Jaya district police chief ACP Mohammad Azlin Sadari said the victim was often beaten with a rattan cane – which resulted in scratches and cuts on both her arms, thighs and calves.
“The victim was also injured on the head and the investigation found that the child was beaten for trivial reasons.”
He said the victim’s mother had also left their home because of her abusive husband.
“The victim was taken to the Serdang Hospital for further examination and the case is being investigated under Section 31 (1) (a) of the Child Act 2001.”
– Bernama