10-Month-Old Baby Dies During A Bath By Babysitter

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 (Bernama) -- A 10-month-old baby died, believed to have fallen while being bathed by her babysitter in  Puncak Alam, Selangor, last Friday.

Sungai Buloh police Chief Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said the case was reported to the police by a medical officer at the UiTM Hospital Puncak Alam at 10.42 pm.

According to the medical officer, the baby was taken to the hospital's emergency department's red zone at  7.23 pm unconscious using a hospital ambulance from a clinic in Puncak Alam.

"The complainant and emergency specialist doctors provided respiratory treatment and medication to the baby, which took about 22 minutes, but the baby showed no signs of breathing," he said in a statement today.

Mohd Hafiz said the baby's mother then filed a police report and stated that she received a call from the babysitter at 5.40 pm informing her that her child had fallen and was unconscious.

“According to the babysitter, the incident occurred when she wanted to bathe the baby and then took the baby to a clinic in Puncak Alam,” he said.

Mohd Hafiz said the baby’s body was taken to the UiTM Puncak Alam Hospital for a post-mortem, and the case was classified as sudden death pending the results of the post-mortem.

The public with information about the incident is urged to contact the Saujana Utama Police Station hotline at 03-60382222 or Insp Mohamad Aizad Abd Azik at 013-4861194 or the nearest police station, he said

-- BERNAMA