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The Star
31-07-2025
- The Star
Couple nabbed after adopted baby girl dies of suspected abuse
KUALA LUMPUR: Police arrested a married couple to assist in investigations into the death of their seven-month-old adopted baby girl, who was believed to have been abused, in Cheras on Wednesday (July 30). Cheras deputy police chief Supt Ridzuan Khalid said the couple, aged between 38 and 50, was arrested by the Sexual, Women and Children's Investigations Division (D11) of the Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department. "A remand order was sought for both suspects under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code before a magistrate at the Brickfields Police Headquarters today and a seven-day remand was granted," he said in a statement on Thursday, adding that the investigation is being carried out under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 (Act 611). He urged those with information to contact the Kuala Lumpur Police Hotline at 03-21159999 or any of the nearest police stations. Previously, the media reported that the seven-month-old baby girl died after being found unconscious in the living room of a condominium unit in Bandar Sri Permaisuri, Cheras, here on Wednesday. Kuala Lumpur acting police chief Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad confirmed that police received an emergency call at 9.34 pm on Wednesday from a man claiming that his adopted daughter had been found unconscious at their residence for unknown reasons. He added that upon arrival at the residence, police found the infant lying in the living room, with visible bruising and bluish skin. - Bernama
New Straits Times
28-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Seven-month-old baby dies at nursery
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have launched a probe into alleged negligence over the death of a seven-month-old baby boy at a childcare centre. The infant was in the care of a nursery at the time of the incident. Wangsa Maju Deputy police chief Superintendent Syahrul Anuar Abdul Wahab said the incident happened between 9am and 11am on Monday. "We received a police report from the baby's father on the day of the incident," he said. The tragedy is believed to have occurred at a crèche located in Taman Danau Kota, he said in a brief statement today. He said an investigation paper has been opened under Section 31(1) of the Child Act 2001 for abuse, neglect, abandonment, or exposure of children. Those convicted may face a fine not exceeding RM20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or both. "The Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department's Sexual, Women and Child Investigation Unit (D11) is currently investigating the case," he said.
