JAKARTA: The bodies of two infants were discovered at separate locations in North Jakarta on Friday: an eight-month-old found in a river in Cilincing, and another -- estimated to be five months old -- discovered on Jl. Mandor Iren in Tanjung Priok.
Bahri, an informal trash collector, found the five-month-old inside a green cardboard box at a garbage dump while searching for used goods.
He later reported the body to the North Jakarta Police.
According to media and police reports, one dead infant is discovered in the city or the greater metropolitan area every month.
In September, four dead newborns or infants have been found throughout the city -- on roads, at garbage sites, or along river banks.
August and July saw two dead babies each in Bekasi, with three discovered there in June.
According to criminal code article 341, a mother who intentionally allows her baby to die could face up to seven years in prison, while article 342 stipulates that a mother found guilty of murdering her infant faces nine years in prison. --JP
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