Baby's body found in Cisadane River

Baby's body found in Cisadane River

TANGERANG: Residents of Karawaci subdistrict, Tangerang
municipality, were shocked at the discovery of the body of a baby
girl inside a plastic bag on the Cisadane riverbank on Tuesday
evening.

The decomposing body was first found by Andre, 20, a local
resident, while playing football on a field near the riverbank.

Tangerang police took the body to the morgue at Tangerang
general hospital.

Tangerang Police subprecinct chief Adj. Comr. Sumanto alleged
that the abandoned baby had been thrown into the river as soon as
she was born and had floated there for at least three days.

"We will investigate this case of infanticide soon and find
out who is responsible," he said. --JP