Man Finds Body Of Dead Baby In Plastic Bag In Dump

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Story ByLee Bullen, Sub EditorJoseph Golder, AgencyNewsflash

A new dad with a one-month-old baby of his own said he was shocked and saddened after seeing a newborn dumped in a sack of rubbish that he thought at first was a doll.

The new dad, identified as 28-year-old Hassanudin Sabang, found the dead baby boy with his umbilical cord in the suburb of Inanam in the city of Kota Kinabalu in the Malaysian state of Sabah.

Sabang was on his way to the dump with some rubbish bags when he noticed a bloodstained plastic bag.

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He said: “I thought it was a doll, but it was a baby. I tried to examine the plastic bag as there were blood splatters on it. I picked up the plastic bag and suddenly, the body of the baby with his umbilical cord still intact fell out.

“I immediately asked some people nearby for help and called the police.”

Sabang added: “I felt saddened to see the baby being treated like that, because I also have a little one-month-old baby.”

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Police spokesperson Habibi Majinji said: “An examination of the scene was conducted by a team of medical officers from Queen Elizabeth I Hospital (HQE).

“The baby’s body has since been taken to HQE for an autopsy and the investigation is still ongoing.”

The local authorities also asked for anyone with information to come forwards as the investigation gets underway.

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