The Body Of A Baby Boy Was Found In The Car Garasi Gegerkan, A Resident Of Palembang

Illustration of the corpse (ANTARA)

PALEMBANG - Residents of the Griya Permata Sukma complex, Sako Palembang District, Palembang, South Sumatra were shocked by the corpse of a baby boy placed in the car garage, Sunday, October 6.

When found, the baby boy's body was in a bag wrapped in a red cloth. In addition, the baby was covered again with a black bag.

Residents then contacted the local police. The baby, which is thought to have just been born, was then taken to Bhayangkara M Hasan Hospital, South Sumatra Police.

Kapolsek Sako Palembang Kompol M Aidil Fitri confirmed the discovery of the body of a suspected newborn.

"Earlier, we evacuated the baby to Bhayangkara Hospital for post-mortem. We have asked for information," said Aidil in his statement, Monday, October 7.

Hendri (41), an eye witness, the person who first found the baby's body, said that initially his employer was sweeping into his car park.

The employer smelled an unpleasant odor. After that, her employer called to check where it came from. After checking, there is a red wrap in the corner of the room.

"After being approached, it was true that it smelled from this direction, when the red wrap was about to be opened, it turned out that the baby's hand was out. It was suspected that the baby had just been born and had died," he said.