Little Newborn Hakim Saved From Stray Dogs Doing Fine

Bandar Seri Begawan – The abandoned newborn baby boy, left behind in a box clad only in diapers on Sunday, is reportedly doing well at the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital here.

No one knows exactly how long this baby was left in the cold exposed to the elements.

Radio Television Brunei (RTB) news reported that this unfortunate baby was dumped unceremoniously at a rubbish dump near the mortuary of the RIPAS hospital.

His survival really depended on the mercy of Allah the Almighty as the baby could easily have become the prey to dogs and other stray animals, RTB commented.

Two cleaners of the hospital became the saviours of the baby when they stumbled upon him at about 6am on Sunday.

Doctors believed the baby is less than a month old.

Five hours later, after having been carefully bathed and cared for, the infant is said to be doing well apart from suffering from some minor insect bites on his forehead.

The baby will now be cared for under the close supervision of the RIPAS hospital's children ward.

The child has been named Abdul Hakim Mukminin.

This incident is a most uncivilized kind of action, RTB commented. It is unacceptable and it is inhumane.

However, it must be a lesson for everyone and it should lead to a thorough investigation on why such an act could happen here, the RTB news report added.  -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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