KANGAR, Jan 3 — The police arrested a 28-year-old Indonesian domestic helper to assist in the investigation of the discovery of the body of a baby boy buried behind her employer's neighbour's house in Taman Mutiara on December 30 last year.
Kangar district police deputy chief Supt Baeyah Abdul Wahab said the arrest was made during a raid at her employer's house at 2.20pm on December 30 based on information.
This was after the police received a report from the public regarding the discovery of the body of a baby boy in the backyard of the house at 11.01 m on the same day.
"Results from the initial investigation found the baby boy was buried at a depth of five inches, and the area was also open and unfenced.
"The baby still had the umbilical cord attached and was wrapped in white cloth. The baby boy was buried behind the house next to her employer's," she told the press today.
Based on the suspect's interrogations, she is believed to have buried the baby boy when she realised the infant was lifeless after giving birth alone in her employer's house.
"The suspect gave birth to the baby on December 20 last year, at noon, and buried the baby the following day at 6.30am. Our investigation found that during the incident, her employer was in Kuala Lumpur," Baeyah said.
The employer was unaware that the woman was pregnant as she showed no physical signs of pregnancy after coming to work in Malaysia in May last year.
She said the suspect has been remanded until January 5, and the case is being investigated under Section 318 of the Penal Code.
Baeyah added the body of the baby boy was sent to Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (HSB) in Alor Setar.
— Bernama
