IPOH (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A two-year-old boy with a brain haemorrhage who was left by the roadside to die is recuperating in hospital.

A passer-by found the unconscious boy inside a box in Jalan Ampang Baru 6 at about 1.30pm on July 30 before sending him to the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital.

He has now regained consciousness and is able to breathe on his own.

Suspecting that the boy was a victim of child abuse, police are urging eyewitnesses to come forward.

Those with information should contact investigating officer Kamariah Jamaludin at 016-524 9091 or 05-245 1628/1629.