KUALA TERENGGANU: A newborn boy delivered by a teenage mother was found dead with an injury to his chest, after he was believed to have been stabbed with a sharp object at a house in Felcra Seri Bandi, Cukai, in Kemaman, 126 kilometres from here.

       Police rushed to the scene after receiving a report at about 10am on Tuesday, said Kemaman district police chief, Superintendent Hanyan Ramlan.

       “The baby was delivered by a 15-year-old girl at her house, assisted by a friend.

       “The latter then rushed to inform a nearby clinic about the delivery while the teen mother and her baby stayed at home.

       “When the incident took place, the girl’s mother was away at work in Cukai.

       “However, when clinic personnel arrived, they saw that the baby was bleeding from an injury to the chest,” he said when contacted by Bernama yesterday.

       The baby was then rushed to the clinic, located less than 100m from the girl’s house, and given emergency aid, but was confirmed dead.

       “A preliminary police investigation at the girl’s house found several sharp objects with traces of blood.

       Supt Hanyan said the girl was no longer at school and stayed with her mother after her father died.

       He added that the remains of the baby were taken to the Forensic Unit of the Kemaman Hospital for a postmortem, where the teenager was also receiving treatment.

       As the teenager was the only person in the house with the baby during the incident, the police will detain her to assist in the investigation.