MELAKA – The post-mortem done on the 7-year-old boy who was found drowned in a water tub at his house in Taman Krubong Jaya here on Friday, was completed last night after 11 hours, but the cause of death is yet to be determined.
Melaka Contingent Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Department chief Mohd Sukri Kaman said forensic experts need more information and have to run several lab tests to identify the actual cause of death.
He said several specimens from the victim’s organs, including his lungs, heart, and liver, were taken for testing, and it will take a while before anything can be determined.
He said there were injuries on the victim’s entire body, including his back, with old and new bruises in addition to small, new wounds at the back of the victim’s head.
“Initial investigations found the injuries were inflicted by a blunt object, but further probing will be conducted to determine if the injuries were caused by the victim himself due to a fall or by other individuals.
“Therefore, it is too early to confirm that the cause of death is due to abuse as was claimed previously,” he said when met with reporters outside Melaka Hospital here yesterday.
Elaborating, he said the autopsy results found that the victim passed away two hours before being found by the police in his house on the day of the incident, which contradicts claims by various parties that the body was found in a bloated condition.
He said the boy’s remains are expected to be handed over to his legal guardians today upon completion of mandatory procedures.
Sukri said the police have yet to receive any information about where the boy would be buried.
Last Friday, the 7-year-old boy died due to suspected abuse by his birth mother and stepfather in an incident in Taman Krubong Jaya here.
The boy is claimed to have drowned in a water tub in his house at around 4pm, but initial investigations by police found physical injuries on the boy’s body.
The victim had previously been raised by his adopted family that lives in Rawang, Selangor, since he was a baby, before his birth mother returned for him October last year. – Bernama, January 31, 2021
