KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — A man who is believed to have beaten his 11-year-old stepdaughter to death at Taman Sri Ramal in Kajang will be remanded, starting today till November 28.
Kajang district police chief ACP Mohd Zaid Hassan said the 53-year-old man, believed to be the stepfather, has been remanded to assist investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
Police received a report from a medical officer at the Serdang Hospital at 12.39am on November 22, in relation to the incident, in which a girl was admitted to the hospital in an unconscious state.
The victim was confirmed dead while on the way to the hospital.
A post-mortem was conducted yesterday and the report stated that the cause of death was believed to be caused by the impact of a blunt object on the head as well as the abdomen (stomach) which caused the intestine to rupture.
Following that, a local man was arrested at the Serdang Hospital grounds at 2.25pm yesterday.
— Bernama
