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10-year-old girl drowns while catching fish in Besut

Investigation finds no element of crime, say police

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 08 Sep 2022 6:54AM

10-year-old girl drowns while catching fish in Besut
Besut district police chief Abdul Rozak Muhammad says the 10-year-old victim’s father heard about the 1.30pm incident from his younger daughter who came home to tell him that the victim had fallen into a water canal. – The Vibes file pic, September 8, 2022

BESUT – A girl from the Integrated Special Education Programme (PPKI) class of Sekolah Kebangsaan Tempinis was found drowned in a water canal in Kg Tasik Nibong, Bukit Jeruk in Jabi near here, yesterday afternoon.

The victim Saidatul Insyirah Abdul Muin, 10, who had learning disabilities went to the canal with two others including her younger sister to catch fish.

Besut district police chief Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the victim’s father Abdul Muin Muhammad heard about the 1.30pm incident from his younger daughter who came home to tell him that the victim had fallen into the canal.

He said Muin rushed to the scene located about 500m from Pondok Raudhatul Muhammad School, where they live.

“Students from the school jumped into the canal to help the victim before finding her shortly after,” he told reporters adding that the victim was unconscious when brought on land before her father rushed her to the Jabi health clinic.

However, she was pronounced dead at the health clinic, he added.

“The victim’s body was then sent to the Besut District Hospital Forensic Unit at about 6.40pm for a post-mortem,” he said adding that initial investigations found no element of crime, and the case was classified as sudden death. – Bernama, September 8, 2022

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