Body of A Baby Girl Found Dead Covered In A Red Jacket In A Trash

The body of a baby found dead wrapped in a red jacket in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - A baby girl was found horribly dead in a garbage dump (TPS) RW 01, Jalan Karya, Kelurahan Tengah, Kramat Jati Subdistrict, East Jakarta on Thursday, April 7, evening. The baby's body when found by residents at around 20.00 p.m. was covered with a red jacket.

According to Suparjono, an eyewitness to the incident, the discovery of the baby's body was discovered when he was about to transport a residential garbage cart from Jalan Batu Kinyang, RT 012/04, Batu Ampar Village to TPS RW 01 where the incident occurred on Thursday, April 7 at around 17.00 p.m.

Because of the rain, Suparjono then rested while waiting for iftar. Then at 19.00 p.m., the garbage cart was dismantled by another witness named Teguh.

Teguh also lowers and sorts the existing garbage. But what a surprise when Teguh opened the plastic package, it turned out that there was a baby's body wrapped in a maroon jacket which was put in a white plastic bag.

"The white plastic bag containing the baby is dead," said Teguh to the Kramat Jati Police, Friday, April 8.

The discovery of the baby's body was then reported to the Kramat Jati Police. The police also visited the crime scene (TKP) and questioned a number of witnesses. Meanwhile, the baby's body was taken to the Police Hospital, Kramat Jati using a DKI Jakarta Black Cross ambulance.

According to the Head of RT 06, Arifin, at first, the discovery of the baby's body was mistaken for a doll. From the clothes that wrapped the baby's body, there were still spots that were suspected to be amniotic fluid.

"The umbilical cord is still attached. It's still sucking the thumb," he said.