A Baby Boy Was Found Wrapped In Cloth At The Pulogebang Terminal

Officers From The Social Service For The Evacuation Of Babies At Pulogebang Terminal/ Photo: IST

A number of visitors to Pulogebang Terminal, Cakung District, East Jakarta, were shocked by the discovery of a baby boy who was still alive. The baby is strongly suspected of being thrown away by his mother.

The baby was then reported to social workers by the police for evacuation. East Jakarta Social Service Sub-dept. officers who came to the location immediately evacuated the innocent baby.

East Jakarta Sub-dept. Team Commander of the Rapid Response Team (TRC), Kurniawan Muhammad, said the discovery incident began when an unknown person was entrusted to the baby.

"So initially according to witness testimony, the baby's mother, the reason she kept waiting for a long time, didn't come back," said Kurniawan when contacted, Monday, September 30.

In fact, it was notified via the Pulogebang terminal's information speaker but to no avail. Suspicious with this, then reported to the Pulogebang Terminal officers, Cakung Police to the social Sudin.

"Finally, the report to the Cakung Police, from the Cakung Police, just reported to us the Social Sub-Department," he said.

The baby is estimated to be four months old. The baby was immediately taken by his party to Duren Sawit Hospital, East Jakarta.

"Alhamdulillah, he is healthy, but at first he saw that on his face there was a red spot, he was afraid that there would be an infectious disease or something like that, so we first directed him to the hospital for examination, but it turned out to be safe because it was a kind of sweat," he said.

Furthermore, the baby was taken to a toddler's home for medical treatment.

"Currently we are handing it over to a toddler home on Jalan Bina Marga, Cipayung District," he said.