IPOH, Oct 16 — A six-year-old boy was found dead in a washing machine at a house in Kampung Sungai Tapah Tambahan here this morning.
Ipoh district police chief ACP Yahaya Hassan said a report was received at 11.44am about the incident and preliminary investigations revealed it occurred in the house where the victim was with his family.
“His grandmother found him unconscious in the washing machine at around 9.30am.”
The victim was then rushed to the hospital by ambulance and confirmed dead, while an autopsy revealed that the cause of death was blunt trauma to the head, he said, adding that the case was being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.
Yahaya reminded the public, especially parents and guardians to not let children under their care remain unsupervised to keep from any untoward incidents, accidents, or tragedies, from occurring.
— Bernama
