SHAH ALAM – A three-month-old boy died after becoming unconscious while under the care of a daycare centre in Setia Alam here on Monday.
Shah Alam district police chief Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said they received a report regarding the incident from the baby’s father at 3.31pm the same day.
He said the baby’s father had sent him to the daycare centre for the first time at 8.30am before being contacted by the centre’s manager two hours later, informing him that the baby was unconscious.
“The baby was taken to the emergency department of Shah Alam Hospital while unconscious and was pronounced dead after rescue efforts were made.
“A post-mortem was conducted at the forensic unit of Shah Alam Hospital yesterday, and police are awaiting the report for further action,” he said in a statement here today.
Iqbal said preliminary examination of the baby found no external or internal injuries.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, which upon conviction, could result in a fine not exceeding RM50,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 20 years or both. – March 6, 2024