SEREMBAN, Negeri Sembilan: A one-year-old girl was pronounced dead after being brought unconscious to a private clinic in Bandar Sendayan here on Monday, leading to the arrrest of a babysitter.
Seremban Police Chief, ACP Azahar Abdul Rahim, said the toddler was brought to the clinic by her mother at 5:50 pm before the doctor on duty performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the baby girl was pronounced dead.
He said according to initial investigations, the girl had been under the care of a 32-year-old baby-sitter and was reported to be in a frail condition.
“The victim had been cared for by the baby-sitter for some five months. The child’s body was sent to Rembau Hospital for a post-mortem which revealed injuries on her abdomen.
‘The baby-sitter was arrested and later released on bail,” he said in a statement on Thursday.
The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(A) of the Child Act 2001. – BERNAMA
