Father of missing six-year-old found dead remanded seven days to help investigations
Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm M. Kumarasan said the 36-year-old father was arrested on July 24 and has been remanded until Thursday (July 31) to assist in investigations.
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'The suspect had lodged a report at about 2.15am on July 24, claiming that his son had gone missing the day before while left alone in a parked car at Bukit Indah,' he said.
ACP Kumarasan added the suspect alleged that he had briefly left the child in the vehicle around 6pm on July 23 to buy food, but when he returned, the boy was gone.
He said police began investigating the case under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 for child neglect.
ACP Kumarasan, however, said further investigation led police to the discovery of a child's body in Rompin, over 200km away from where the report was made.
'Based on information gathered during questioning, we believe the body is that of the missing child,' he said.
He added that the case has since been referred to Jempol police district headquarters in Negri Sembilan for further investigation.
ACP Kumarasan also confirmed that the suspect is now being probed for lodging a false police report, with investigations underway under Section 182 of the Penal Code.
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