An 18-year-old girl, who was arrested for allegedly throwing a newborn baby from a residential unit on the fourth floor of a flat in Persiaran Mayang Pasir 5, Bayan Baru, Penang, on Wednesday was remanded for seven days to assist in the investigation on the case.

Southwest district police chief Supt A A Anbalagan said the teenager who worked as a shop assistant was discharged from the Penang Hospital (HPP) last Friday and was remanded from yesterday.