Penang babysitter under seven-day remand after baby dies in her Ayer Itam home

A 13-month-old boy was found unconscious and later pronounced dead at Penang Hospital after being taken there by his mother and babysitter.

The babysitter and the child's mother have been detained by police to assist in the investigation, and the cause of death is pending laboratory analysis following a post-mortem examination.

The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, with the babysitter and mother placed under remand.

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 11 — A 13-month-old boy died after being found unconscious at his babysitter’s home in Kampung Melayu, Air Itam, here, on Tuesday.

Timur Laut District Police chief ACP Abdul Rozak Muhammad said police received a report from the Emergency and Trauma Department of Penang Hospital at 5.16 pm regarding the baby’s death.

He said preliminary investigations found that the victim was found unconscious by the babysitter at 2 pm, with bluish lips.

“The victim was then taken to Penang Hospital by his mother and babysitter at 2.45 pm, but was pronounced dead at 3.33 pm after receiving emergency treatment,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Following the incident, Abdul Rozak said police had detained the babysitter, a 44-year-old woman, and the victim’s mother to assist in the investigation.

He said the post-mortem was conducted Wednesday, with the cause of death still pending laboratory analysis, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.

“The babysitter has been placed under remand for seven days from yesterday until Sept 15, while the victim’s mother has been remanded for three days until tomorrow to assist in the investigation,” he added. — Bernama

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一名 13 个月大的男婴被发现昏迷不醒，被母亲和保姆送往槟城医院后，经抢救无效死亡。

保姆和孩子的母亲已被警方拘留以协助调查，死因尚待尸检后的实验室分析确定。

该案件正在根据 2001 年《儿童法》第 31(1)(a) 条进行调查，保姆和母亲已被还押候审。

乔治市，9月11日讯——周二，一名13个月大的男婴在位于亚依淡甘榜马来尤的保姆家中被发现昏迷不醒，后经抢救无效死亡。

东海警区主任阿卜杜勒·罗扎克·穆罕默德助理警监表示，警方于下午5点16分接到槟城医院急诊创伤科的报告，称一名婴儿死亡。

他说，初步调查发现，下午 2 点，保姆发现受害者昏迷不醒，嘴唇发青。

“受害者随后于下午 2 点 45 分被其母亲和保姆送往槟城医院，但在接受紧急治疗后于下午 3 点 33 分被宣布死亡，”他在昨天的一份声明中说。

事件发生后，阿卜杜勒·罗扎克表示，警方已拘留了44岁的保姆和受害者的母亲，以协助调查。

他说，尸检已于周三进行，死因尚待实验室分析确定，并补充说，该案件正在根据 2001 年《儿童法》第 31(1)(a) 条进行调查。

“保姆已于昨日起被拘留七天，直至9月15日；受害者的母亲也已被拘留三天，直至明日，以协助调查。”他补充道。——马新社

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