BATU PAHAT: The body of an infant was found in a rubbish bin near a toilet at a R&R stop here. Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said police received information about the discovery of the victim at the Yong Peng R&R stop (northbound) at 3pm on Sunday (Jan 4). “Medical officers from the Yong Peng Health Clinic confirmed that a fully formed baby boy was found dead. “The baby was found with his umbilical cord still attached and wrapped in a piece of cloth inside a rubbish bin in the women’s toilet. “The body has been sent to Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail, Batu Pahat, for a post-mortem examination and further investigation,” he said in a statement on Monday.

Source: The Star January 05, 2026 16:55 UTC