Baby boy abandoned in Malaysia with heartfelt letter

December 26, 2017 11:08 AM

IPOH (THE STAR /ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – “Please take care of my baby, I’m so sorry I have to abandon him.” Such heartfelt words were written in a letter found together with a newborn baby boy, whose cries caught the attention of a man who had just reached home.

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