Abandoned baby reveals incest case involving teen siblings in Malaysia
Police said a 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the incident in Terengganu state
The discovery of a Malaysian baby boy left behind a house in Kampung Alor Lintang, Terengganu state’s Kampung Raja on Sunday has revealed a case of incest involving a teenage girl and her younger brother, Sinar Harian reported.
Acting Besut police chief Deputy Superintendent Md Sani Md Saleh told the Malay-language daily that investigations found the baby was the result of an illicit relationship involving the 16-year-old girl and was born in secret.
“Shortly after birth, the baby was reportedly abandoned by the suspect before being found by a resident,” he said in a statement on Monday.
He added that police have remanded a 14-year-old boy for seven days starting Monday to assist in the investigation.
“The court has allowed the boy to be detained for a thorough investigation into the case. This case is being investigated under Section 317 of the Penal Code for child abandonment, which carries a penalty of up to seven years in prison,” he said.
“Investigations are also being conducted under Section 376B of the Penal Code for incest, which involves sexual relations between individuals prohibited from marrying under religious law.