KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — A woman and her boyfriend were arrested on suspicion of abusing a seven-year-old boy to death at a house in Taman Bukit Ampang near here on Friday.
Ampang Jaya police chief Mohd Azam Ismail said the boy’s mother and her boyfriend were detained after the woman reported at 2.36pm on Friday that her son who was sleeping was no longer breathing.
He said police and paramedics later confirmed the boy’s death with bruises found on his face, neck, hands and legs.
“A post-mortem conducted at Kuala Lumpur Hospital revealed the cause of death was bleeding in the head, and preliminary investigations suggest the victim was repeatedly struck with a blunt object at the house,” he said in a statement last night.
Azam said the victim’s mother, aged 25, and her boyfriend, 36, were arrested at 5.15pm the same day to assist in the investigation.
A urine test found the male suspect, who works as a salesman, tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine and has three prior criminal records. The victim’s mother tested negative for drugs and has no prior criminal record.
Both suspects have been remanded for seven days until January 17, and the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
— Bernama
