2007 05: Baby abandoned outside tuition centre

The Star online. News. Nation. Saturday May 12, 2007

ALOR STAR: A teacher was shocked to find a baby boy abandoned outside her tuition centre at Taman Tunku Hosna in Jalan Bendahara here.

Annalia Mohd Nasir said she received a call in her cell phone yesterday about the baby at 3.27pm.

“The caller mumbled something about a baby. I thought it was a prank call. But when I opened the front door of the tuition centre 13 minutes later for the 4pm class, I saw the baby lying on the floor outside the front gate,” she said here yesterday.

The baby was dressed in orange and weighed about 3kg .

“A napkin was placed beside the baby. There was also a bag containing a milk bottle, pampers, and a pacifier,” said Annalia, who is her 30s.

She said the caller knew that the tuition centre would be open today.

“He even knew my handphone number,” added Annalia, who runs the tuition centre with her husband Muhammad Irfan Yahaya.

The couple married four years ago and they do not have any children yet.

The baby was taken to the Alor Star Hospital for a medical check-up.“

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In a separate incident, a 34-year-old teacher was caught kissing his 16-year-old female student in a car at Guar Arang quarry in Changlung on Wednesday.

Kubang Pasu OCPD Mohd Karim Abu said they would be charged in the syariah court soon.

“Following a tip-off, we accompanied a team of religious enforcement personnel and found the teacher and the student smooching inside a car at 4.50pm.

“We have handed over the couple to the religious authorities for further action,” he said, adding that they had been released on bail by the religious department.

Supt Karim said the teacher was married with four children.