Sunday, May 30, 2010

Abused baby dies after one week in ICU

A three-month-old boy, believed to have been abused by his baby-sitter, died after being admitted to Hospital KL for a week.The baby, who was treated at the intensive care unit, was pronounced dead at 2.45pm on Thursday.Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman said the child was believed to have been alone with the baby-sitter when he stopped breathing.“The baby-sitter then rushed him to the hospital before informing the parents,” he said yesterday.He added that initial reports showed the cause of death to be internal bleeding.ACP Zulkarnain also confirmed that the infant’s mother had lodged a police report over the matter shortly after his death.“We are currently waiting for the results of the post-mortem and are in the process of recording the statements of all parties involved,” he said.The case is classified under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.


*The Star, 29 MAY 2010, Saturday*

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