KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — A four-month-old baby boy who was found in an unconscious condition at his babysitter’s house in Taman Selayang Jaya, Batu Caves, here yesterday was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Selayang Hospital.
Gombak district police chief ACP Zainal Mohamed Mohamed said the infant was rushed to the Selayang Hospital and was declared dead by the medical officers at 11.53am on April 12.
He said a post-mortem was conducted today and confirmed that the baby’s death was due to congenital heart defects.
Investigations also revealed that the baby was unconscious when the 47-year-old babysitter had tried to wake him up at around 11am yesterday.
“The babysitter then contacted the baby’s mother to inform her baby’s condition,” Zainal said in a statement today.
The police have classified the case as sudden death and urged those with further information to contact investigating officer J.Winson Joseph at 016-2335454 or Gombak district police headquarters at 03-61262222.
— Bernama
