Mother Of Kandung Baby Disposal In Semarang Charged With Child Protection Law

Illustration of the crime scene. (Unsplash)

SEMARANG - AF (20), a woman who dumped her own baby near the river, Gunungpati, Semarang City, Central Java, was charged with Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning Child Protection. Deputy Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Semarang Polrestabes Kompol Aris Munandar said that his party had not detained AF because it was still in the recovery stage. Meanwhile, the discarded baby girl was hospitalized before being treated by AF's mother. The police, he continued, are still conducting an investigation to find out the unfortunate baby's father. "The perpetrator named one name. After checking, his whereabouts are unknown," said Kompol Aris in Semarang, Wednesday

According to the perpetrator's statement, he said, the birth process was carried out alone at home. The perpetrator then put the baby on the riverbank for fear of being discovered by his family. Previously, a newly born baby girl was found by residents under a bridge in a river in Gunungpati, Semarang City, alive, Wednesday, December 6.