The mother of a baby discovered abandoned on a pavement in Male’ yesterday (December 26) has been arrested, police have announced.
Police Commissioner Abdulla Riyaz last night tweeted that the mother of the baby had been “found & arrested”.
The Maldives Police Service has not at present disclosed any more information regarding the case, although local media has reported that a woman believed to be the child’s mother was arrested from the second floor of a house called Release.
The baby was discovered at 5:45am on Wednesday (December 26) just outside of the same house in the Maafannu Ward of Male’, police confirmed yesterday.
Police Spokesperson Sub-Inspector Hassan Haneef was not responding to calls at the time of press.
The woman who allegedly found the baby told local media that the umbilical cord had still been attached to the infant when she found it.
“I was on my way to the toilet at dawn when I heard a cry, so I came out to the balcony to see where the cry came from. The baby was on the doorstep then I immediately informed the police.
“This is a house with separate entrances. I am unaware that there are any pregnant ladies in this house or even in the neighbourhood. Hence, I believe that someone might have abandoned the baby here as the location is discreet,” she was quoted as saying in local newspaper Haveeru.
According to a police statement the child was found to be in a healthy condition by doctors at Indira Gandi Memorial Hospital (IGMH).
The Police Family and Child Protection Department is now investigating the case.
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