Newborn baby found dead

JAKARTA (JP): A newborn female baby, with a brown scarf around her neck, was found dead in the Ciliwung river near Menteng Pulo in Central Jakarta on Thursday afternoon.

Second Insp. Suyud, the Menteng Subdistrict police's head of detectives, said that the corpse became hooked onto the fishing line of Junaedi, 35, a resident of Menteng Pulo, who was fishing at the location.

A shocked Junaedi told local residents about the corpse. They then informed Menteng Subdistrict police.

The corpse was sent to the morgue of Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital for an autopsy. Police are still investigating the case.(04)