Fri, 24 Apr 1998

Baby found in plastic bag

JAKARTA (JP): Two men looking for worms for bait found a decomposed body of a baby in a trash dump in Cengkareng, West Jakarta, Wednesday, a media report said yesterday.

Police said the female baby's remains, found in a black plastic bag at about 8 a.m., may have been in the dump site for several days, Antara reported.

The police sent the body to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital for examination to help trace its identity. (pan)