KUALA LUMPUR: Police confirm that the body of a newborn baby boy was discovered along the Klang River.

Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood stated that the body was found near a restaurant at Taman Puchong Utama.

"A witness at the scene reported that the body was seen stuck near a rock along the river near the restaurant. The witness then contacted the police via MERS 999," he said when contacted on Friday (May 9).