Cengkareng Police chief Comr. Eka Baasith said Thursday, as quoted by wartakotalive.com, the case began to unravel after Lia Aprilia, 20, who had blood all over her body, told her roommate, Rias Melani, 21, that she had a miscarriage. Rias took Lia to Budha Tzu Chi Hospital.

“The doctors were suspicious because the examination found indications that she had just given birth to a baby rather than experiencing a miscarriage,” Eka said.

Upon learning that information, Rias went back to their house to look for a baby and found a baby boy wrapped in cloth, having suffered from stab wounds. She reported the finding to the police.

The police took the baby to Budha Tzu Chi Hospital and arrested Lia, who received medical treatment at Police Hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta.

Eka said Lia probably gave birth to the baby in her room. She was not married, so the police suspect she was ashamed of having a child out of wedlock.

Lia lived with her coworker, who worked as a waitress at a food stall.

Eka said the roommate did not realize Lia was pregnant because her body was still small. (evi)

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