SHAH ALAM, March 6 — A three-month-old boy died after becoming unconscious while under the care of a daycare centre in Setia Alam on Monday (March 4).
Shah Alam district police chief ACP Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said the authorities received a report regarding the incident from the baby’s father at 3.31pm on the same day.
The parent had sent him to the daycare centre for the first time at 8.30am before being contacted by the centre’s manager two hours later, informing him that his child was unconscious.
“The baby was taken to the Emergency Department of Hospital Shah Alam unconscious and was pronounced dead after rescue efforts were made.
“A post-mortem was conducted at the Forensic Unit of Hospital Shah Alam yesterday (March 5), and the police are awaiting the report for further action,” he said in a statement today.
Iqbal said a preliminary examination of the baby found no external or internal injuries.
The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, which, upon conviction, could result in a fine not exceeding RM50,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 20 years or both.
— Bernama
