Police Search For Baby Disposal On The Edge Of Ancol River Via CCTV Footage

Photo: Doc. Pademangan Police

JAKARTA - Sateskrim Polsek Pademangan is investigating the discovery of a male baby on the park bench on the edge of Ancol River, Jalan Lodan Raya, North Jakarta.

The baby was about a week old and was found by a janitor from the North Jakarta Water Agency UPS.

North Jakarta Water Agency UPS officer, Sofyan said, while combing through trash in Ancol River, he found a baby lying on the bench. He suspected the baby was deliberately thrown away by his parents.

"I was sweeping the garbage, the position from that side. When I saw it there was a baby, without any parents," said Sofyan, Monday, September 16.

After finding the baby, Sofyan immediately called his friends and reported it to the Bintang Mas Police Post (Pospol), Pademangan.

"I immediately called my friend, so I watched. I went straight to the Bintang Mas Police Post. It was male," he said.

Then the tiny baby was taken to the Pademangan Hospital for medical treatment.

The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Pademangan Police, AKP I Gede Gustiyana, said that currently his party was still walking through CCTV around the location and examining a number of witnesses.

"Meanwhile, for CCTV, we are still investigating, witnesses are also just starting to be examined," said Gustiyana when confirmed by reporters, Monday, September 16.

Until now, investigators are still searching for the perpetrators of throwing the baby. The case is still being handled by the Pademangan Police.