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Two teenagers were arrested in Taman Universiti Skudai in regard to the abandonment of a newborn baby girl.

Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Radin Ramlan Radin Taha said the 18-year-old male and the 19-year-old female were detained on Tuesday (April 14) at 2.15am.

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00:01Police have detained an 18-year-old boy and a 19-year-old girl for allegedly abandoning a newborn baby
00:07girl at a Surau car park in Taman University, Skudai.
00:12Johor Bahru North District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Radin Ramlan Radin Taha said the duo had no prior criminal records
00:18and tested negative for drugs.
00:20They have since been remanded to assist with ongoing investigations.
00:24The case is being investigated under Section 317 of the Penal Code, which criminalizes the exposure and abandonment of a
00:30child under 12 years of age by a parent or caregiver.
00:34The offense carries serious penalties upon conviction.
00:36The infant was found wrapped in a towel and still attached to the umbilical cord at around 7.33pm on
00:43Sunday.
00:43The baby was rushed to Sultana Amina Hospital, where she is now reported to be in a stable condition.
00:58to be viewed by the child.
00:59To be
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