Allegedly Born Prematurely and Deliberately Abandoned
SILIRAGUNG – Residents who live around the Kalibaru river, Barurejo Village, Siliragung District, Banyuwangi, there was a stir yesterday afternoon (27/10). One of the residents in the area found a baby girl floating in the river.
The person who first found the baby was Kadiyem, 60. At that time the grandmother went to the river to wash clothes. “When found floating in the river, the baby had died," said the Siliragung Police Chief, AKP Bakin.
Police Chief Bakin said, When the female baby was found, she was completely naked. With weight 1,5 kilograms and length 40 centimeter, His placenta looked like it had broken off. “It is suspected that the baby was born prematurely,He said.
Evidence to the police, explained the police chief, Kadiyem did not expect to find the dead baby. When you see a strange object floating in the river, thought it was a chicken carcass. "After observing, it turned out to be a baby and it was taken," he said.
The discovery of the baby by Kadiyem was reported to the residents and forwarded to the village authorities. The report was forwarded to the Siliragung Police. “There are reports of finding a baby, we go straight to the location," he said. The remains of the baby, continued the police chief, then taken to the Siliragung Community Health Center.
Medical officer's statement, The baby was thought to be born premature. “It is estimated that he was born when the womb was seven months old,he explained. To find the baby's parents, Sector police members gathered village officials.
A number of midwives and pregnant women were visited for information. “We are currently asking midwives and pregnant women for information," he said. The police chief suspected, The baby Kadiyem found floating in the river was deliberately thrown away by his parents.
The perpetrator also seems to be not far from the location of the discovery. “The perpetrator seemed to be used to going to the river,He said. (radar)
