Four-year-old boy falls to death from 8th-storey window in Klang
According to South Klang deputy OCPD Supt Kamalariffin Aman Shah said the incident occurred at the Port Klang Perantau Flats' Block J.
"At the time of the incident, the boy's father was at his workplace, and the mother was out of the house sending her second child to the babysitters.
"The victim is believed to have fallen out of a window of his home on the eighth floor," said Supt Kamalariffin.
He added that police received a distress call reporting the incident from a woman at 8am.
According to Supt Kamalariffin, the victim was rushed to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital here for emergency treatment and pronounced dead during treatment.
He said the post-mortem results indicated that the victim had suffered head injuries as a result of falling from a height.
He also added that police opened an investigation under Section 31 (1) of the Child Act 2001 for child neglect, which comes with a jail term of not more than 20 years and a fine not exceeding RM50,000.
"The police are urging members of the public, with other information pertaining to this incident, to go to the nearest police station or contact the South Klang police at 03-33762222 to help with the investigations," he said.
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