TASEK GELUGOR – A 10-month-old baby boy who died while under the care of a babysitter at her home in Tasek Gelugor on Monday suffered head injuries consistent with blunt force trauma, according to autopsy results.
Seberang Perai Utara district police chief ACP Anuar Abdul Rahman said the doctor who conducted the post-mortem confirmed that the injuries could have been fatal.
“Medical examination found that the victim died due to head injuries consistent with blunt force trauma, but the doctor could not determine whether the injuries were caused by an accident or another person’s actions, or how many impacts occurred,” he told Bernama today.
He said the 25-year-old babysitter had been remanded for seven days from yesterday to assist in the investigation under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.
Anuar said the investigation was ongoing, with police completing the investigation papers before referring them to the state prosecution director for further action.
Earlier, the baby’s mother, Sharifatul Hafizah Sahul Hamid, 34, said the post-mortem confirmed that her youngest child, Muhammad Faris Syazwan Muhammad Zulkarnain, had died from severe head injuries and a brain haemorrhage.
She was also reported to have said that her son’s remains were buried at the Neting Muslim Cemetery in Kelantan earlier this morning. –BERNAMA