Mother, uncle held over child's death in fall from Bkt Jalil apartment
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have detained the mother and uncle of a four-year-old boy who died after falling from the 30th floor of an apartment in Bukit Jalil here.
Cheras police chief ACP Aidil Bolhassan said the Indonesian nationals, aged 25 and 27 respectively, were remanded to assist investigations under Section 31(1) of the Child Act 2001.
The boy's father is Malaysian, he said.
"Based on the post-mortem, the child died due to injuries sustained after the fall. The cause that led to the incident is still under investigation," he said in a statement on Friday (June 6).
It was reported on Thursday (June 5) that police received an emergency call at 11.17am regarding a boy who died in a fall. – Bernama
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