KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — A baby girl with her umbilical cord still attached, was found at the front gate of a house in Taman Desa Kundang, Rawang near here today.

Gombak district police chief ACP Samsor Maarof said a house occupant, found the baby wrapped in batik material together with the placenta packed in plastic bag, at about 10.50am.

“The 18-year-old youth contacted his mother who was at work in Kepong to inform about the baby. The woman lodged a police report when she returned home,” he said in a statement here today.

He said the baby was taken to the Selayang Hospital for further examination.

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He urged members of the public with information on the matter to come forward to assist in investigations. — Bernama