Boyfriend of 12-year-old girl who gave birth remanded

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SIBU: The boyfriend of the 12-year-old girl, who gave birth and hid her newborn in the storeroom of her house at Kampung Bahagia Jaya, was remanded in court yesterday for five days yesterday.

The 15-year-old boy was arrested by police on Tuesday after the girl confessed to police that the newborn was hers and that the boy was the baby’s father.

The girl is believed to have delivered the baby in the toilet of her house around 6pm on Sunday, and had left the newborn in the storeroom.

Police are investigating the case under Section 376 of the Penal Code.