IN Malaysia, where baby dumping occurs once every three days, the government seems set on addressing the crisis: “Wan Azizah: Baby dumping cases need to be tackled urgently”, The Star, Aug 5 (online at bit.ly/star_dumping).
From 2010 to May 2019, 1, 010 cases of baby dumping have been recorded, according to yesterday’s report. Out of those, 64% of the babies were found dead, and the majority of the others died shortly after they were rescued.
