JOHOR BARU – A female toddler was found dead after being left for several hours in a car by her grandmother in Sg Tiram, Ulu Tiram here on Sunday.
Seri Alam district police chief Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said police received a report from Sultan Ismail Hospital on a “brought in dead” case involving a 3-year-old toddler at 6.41pm.
He said investigation on the same day found that the victim’s 59-year-old grandmother had taken the victim and her sister to school in Sg Tiram at about 1pm in a Perodua Alza.
He said the victim then unintentionally left in the car at her house in Kg Sg Tiram, Ulu Tiram, Johor by her grandmother with the engine turned off.
Suhaimi said that at about 6pm the victim’s mother realised that the victim was not in the house but failed to find her after a search around the house.
He said the victim’s grandmother then realised that the victim was in the car and found her unconscious on the floor of the car in the back seat.
“A post-mortem at Sultan Ismail Hospital on Monday found no bruises or injuries due to abuse on the body.
“Doctors confirmed that the victim had died of heat stroke after being trapped in the vehicle,” he said in a statement here today.
The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, which provides for a jail term not exceeding 20 years, or fine not more than RM50,000, or both upon conviction, said Sohaimi. – Bernama, April 28, 2021
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