KUALA LUMPUR: A six-year-old girl died from suspected abuse and neglect by her babysitter in a flat in Bandar Tun Razak here.
Cheras district police chief Asst Comm Zam Halim Jamaluddin said the victim, a local, was sent to the Tunku Azizah Hospital here in an unconscious state at about 3.40pm on Saturday.
“The victim was confirmed dead on the same day and is believed to have been abused as well as neglected by her babysitter,” he said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
ACP Zam Halim said preliminary investigations found that at 11.30am on the day of the incident, the victim was asleep in the room when her father went out to buy food.
“At 2.30pm, the victim’s father returned home to find the child unconscious. Police have recorded a statement from the victim’s father but so far, no arrests have been made,” he said.
ACP Zam Halim said the victim’s body was sent to Hospital Kuala Lumpur’s forensic department for a post-mortem.
He urged the public with any information on the incident to contact the Cheras police hotline at 03-9284 5050/5051, Kuala Lumpur police hotline at 03-2115 9999 or the nearest police station.
