he body of a dead baby was found sprawled on the side of the road on Jl. KH Agus Salim, Bekasi, West Java, shocking pedestrians who passed the area at around 5 a.m. local time on Saturday.
A Bekasi resident, who wanted to remain anonymous, said residents became suspicious due to an unpleasant smell emanating from a construction project.
“After Subuh [the pre-dawn prayer], people passing smelled a rancid odor. After investigating, they found the body of a dead baby wrapped in a plastic bag and thrown into a waste site,” said the resident as quoted by tribunnews.com.
The baby weighed an estimated 3.8 kilograms, with a height of around 48 centimeters.
Residents who witness the incident condemned those who had thrown out the baby, saying it was inhumane. “How did they have the heart to throw away their own child?” they said.
Bekasi Police personnel were dispatched to the location to investigate the finding, which caused a traffic jam. (vny/ebf)
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