KULIM, July 18 — A 33-year-old man, remanded in an investigation into the deaths of two young children after they ate poisoned snacks, has been released on police bail.
Kulim police chief Mohd Azizul Mohd Khairi said the suspect, a farmer, had been remanded since July 11 until yesterday.
“The remand period will not be extended, and the suspect is released on police bail pending the decision of the deputy public prosecutor (DPP).
“The investigation papers have been submitted to the DPP,” he said in a statement today.
The media previously reported that three-year-old Muhammad Akil Syauqi Nur Sufyan and his two-year-old brother Muhammad Luth Syauqi had died after eating crackers laced with rat poison.
In the July 7 incident in Kampung Padang Ubi near here, the two boys were believed to have eaten a packet of crackers placed on a fence erected by the farmer to trap monkeys.
Akil Syauqi reportedly died at Penang General Hospital on July 10, while Luth Syauqi died two days later at the same hospital.
The brothers were laid to rest at the Muslim cemetery in Kampung Banggol Berangan, Baling.
The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 and Section 284 of the Penal Code.
— Bernama
