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Body of newborn baby found on plane in Indonesia

04:54 PM October 11, 2016



Body of newborn baby found on plane in Indonesia

AFP
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Agence France-Presse


JAKARTA,
Indonesia – The body of a new-born baby has been found in the toilet of a plane after it arrived in
Indonesia from Doha, with police waiting to question a female passenger, an official said Tuesday.

The grim discovery was made late Sunday by cleaners as they moved through the Qatar Airways
flight after its arrival at the main international airport serving Jakarta.

The fetus was estimated
to be between five and seven months old, airport police spokesman Endang Sutrisna told AFP. Staff
found it wrapped in tissue paper in a toilet.

A female passenger — an Indonesian migrant
worker — was taken for a medical checkup before being transferred to a police hospital in East
Jakarta for further tests.

Officials did not say what relationship she had to the baby.

“If the results of the doctor’s examination shows she is fit for questioning, then she will be brought
to the airport police to answer inquiries, and account for her (alleged) actions,” Sutrisna said.

It is not yet clear if the woman will face criminal charges, the official added.

Middle
Eastern countries like Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are major destinations for Indonesian domestic
workers, particularly women who work as maids and send money home to their families.

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