SHAH ALAM: A woman and her daughter have been detained for their alleged involvement in the discovery of a baby boy’s body in a toilet bowl at a petrol station in Sungai Haji Dorani, Sabak Bernam, on Sunday.
Sabak Bernam OCPD Supt Md Yusof Ahmad said the 41- year-old woman was arrested at around 6.15pm on Tuesday at a factory in Meru, Klang, which led police to an 18-year-old female fast food worker who was apprehended at 8.30pm.
“Investigations revealed that the suspects are mother and daughter. Police also seized items related to the investigation, including a car, clothing and mobile phones.
“The case is being investigated under Section 318 of the Penal Code for concealing a birth by secretly disposing of the body,” he said in a statement.
Supt Md Yusof said the suspects have been placed under a four-day remand starting today.
On Monday, police confirmed the discovery of the infant’s body in a toilet bowl of a women’s restroom at the petrol station.
